Pope 1143 1144. He was a Tuscan of noble birth, reputed to be learned and pious. He occupied the papal throne only from Sept. 26 to Mar. 8, not long enough to fulfil the hopes which his elevation had. From 1194 he saw the Norman kingdom, with which his predecessors had invested Tancred, in the possession of the hated Hohenstaufen. It soon became evident that Henry was a crusader only for political advantage, and the territory and rights of the Church were invaded in various quarters.
Humiliations beset the aged pope.
Bower, Popes, ii. A Milanese by birth, he was elected pope in a conclave held by permission of Frederick II. on Oct. 25. He was old and feeble, and died, before he could be consecrated, on Nov. 10. Bower, Popes, ii. This document is from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library at Calvin College.