Innocent III
Subtitle: leader of Europe, 1198-1216
By: Jane Sayers.
Series: The Medieval world
Publisher: Longman
Published: 1994
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Innocent III, Pope, 1160 or 61-1216.; Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.; Papacy -- History -- To 1309.; Popes -- Temporal power.; Popes -- Biography.; Europe -- Church history -- 600-1500.
Other titles: Innocent three.; Innocent 3.
Description: Innocent III (r.1198--1216) has been considered the greatest pope of the high Middle Ages: he launched the Fourth Crusade, sent an army against the Albigensians, convened the Fourth Lateran Council, and in his struggle for the supremacy of the spiritual over the temporal power, excommunicated both King John and the Emperor Otto IV. In him, many of the abiding concerns and contradictions of the medieval papacy are powerfully embodied. This study reassesses his life, achievements and impact, against their full European background.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-204 ) and index.