Pope Clement IV - Article Index

Encyclopedia - 1266: Encyclopedia - 1266
For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century. 1266 - Events. 1266 - Europe. February 26 - In the Battle of Benevento, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1267: Encyclopedia - 1267
For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century. 1267 - Events. 1267 - Europe. King Afonso III of Portugal and King Alfon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1268: Encyclopedia - 1268
For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century. 1268 - Events. 1268 - Europe. October 29 - Conradin, the last legitimate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1265: Encyclopedia - 1265
For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century. 1265 - Events. 1265 - Europe. January 20 - In Westminster, the first ele...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles I Of Sicily: Encyclopedia - Charles I Of Sicily
Charles of Anjou (1227–1285), also Charles I of Sicily. He was King of Sicily 1262–1282 (and under that title, King of Naples 1282–...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia - Pope
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roger Bacon: Encyclopedia - Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon (c. 1214 – 1294), also known as Doctor Mirabilis (Latin: "astounding teacher"), was one of the most famous Franciscan friar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Sexually Active Popes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Sexually Active Popes - Sexually Active Popes
This list only includes popes known to have married and/or engaged in heterosexual sexual activity. For popes allegedly involved in homos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Le Puy-en-velay: Encyclopedia Ii - Le Puy-en-velay - Our Lady Of Le Puy
The Christianization legends of Mons Anicius relate that at the request of Bishop Martial of Limoges, Bishop Vosy caused an altar to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1260s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1260s - War And Politics
1260s - Europe. 1260 - The Baltic Samogatians and Curonians defeat the Teutonic knights in the Battle of Durbe. 1263 - October - Kin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marco Polo: Encyclopedia Ii - Marco Polo - The Voyage Of Niccolò And Maffeo Polo
The Polo name originally didn't belong to a family of explorers but to a family of traders. Marco Polo's father, Niccolò (also Nicolò i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles I Of Sicily: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles I Of Sicily - Biography
Charles I of Sicily - Early Life. Charles was born in 1227, shortly after the death of his father, King Louis VIII. In his will, his fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papal Conclave 1800: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal Conclave 1800 - Historical Context
Papal conclave 1800 - Pope Pius VI. Pius VI's reign had been marked by tension between his authority and that of the European monarchs ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Honorius Iv: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Honorius Iv - Early Career
Savelli studied at the University of Paris, during which time he held a prebend and a canonry at the cathedral of Châlons-sur-Marne. Lat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope - Death Abdication And Election
Pope - Death. The current regulations regarding a papal interregnum — i.e., a sede vacante ("vacant seat") — were promulgated by Jo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1268: Encyclopedia Ii - 1268 - Events
1268 - Europe. October 29 - Conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the Hohenstaufen dynasty of Kings of Germany and Holy Roman Em...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1265: Encyclopedia Ii - 1265 - Events
1265 - Europe. January 20 - In Westminster, the first elected English parliament (De Montfort's Parliament) conducts its first meetin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roger Bacon: Encyclopedia Ii - Roger Bacon - Life And Works
The scientific training Bacon had received showed him the defects in existing academic debate. Aristotle was known only through poor tran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1266: Encyclopedia Ii - 1266 - Events
1266 - Europe. February 26 - In the Battle of Benevento, an army led by Charles, Count of Anjou, defeats a combined German and Sicilia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1267: Encyclopedia Ii - 1267 - Events
1267 - Europe. King Afonso III of Portugal and King Alfonso X of Castile sign a treaty determining the southern border between Portug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope - Death, Abdication, And Election
Pope - Death. The current regulations regarding a papal interregnum — i.e., a sede vacante ("vacant seat") — were promulgated by Jo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1260s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1260s - Culture
1260s - Science literature and industry. 1260 - Jacobus de Voragine compiles his work, the Golden Legend, a late medieval best-seller....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Honorius Iv: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Honorius Iv - Sicilian Conflict
Sicilian affairs required immediate attention. Previously, under Martin IV, the Sicilians had rejected the rule of Charles of Anjou, taki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Anti-semitism - The 16th Century
1505 Ten České Budějovice Jews are tortured and executed for killing a Christian girl; later, on deathbed, shepherd confesses to fabri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Honorius Iv: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Honorius Iv - Rome
Rome and the States of the Church enjoyed a period of tranquillity during the pontificate of Honorius IV, the like of which they had not ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Honorius Iv: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Honorius Iv - Other Work
Honorius IV inherited plans for another crusade, but confined himself to collecting the tithes imposed by the Council of Lyons, arranging...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope - Other Popes
An antipope is a person who claims the Pontificate without being canonically and properly elected to it. The existence of an antipope is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope - Objections To The Papacy
The pope's position as Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church is dogmatic and therefore not open to debate or dispute within the Roman C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papal Conclave 1800: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal Conclave 1800 - Unique Conclave
The conclave of 1800 had several unique features and occurrences which render it quite estranged from not only many of its predecessor co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marco Polo: Encyclopedia Ii - Marco Polo - Later Life
Marco Polo was finally released from captivity in the summer of 1299, and he returned home to Venice, where his father and uncles had bou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marco Polo: Encyclopedia Ii - Marco Polo - Il Milione
On their return from China in 1295, the family settled in Venice where they became a sensation and attracted crowds of listeners who had ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marco Polo: Encyclopedia Ii - Marco Polo - Did The Trip Really Take Place?
According to a famous story, a priest begged Marco on his deathbed to confess that he had lied in his stories. Marco refused, insisting, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marco Polo: Encyclopedia Ii - Marco Polo - The Voyages Of Marco
Marco Polo - The journey to Cathay. Maffeo and Niccolò Polo set out on a second journey with the Pope's response to Kublai Khan, in 12...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Le Puy-en-velay: Encyclopedia Ii - Le Puy-en-velay - History
Le Puy was a major bishopric in medieval France, founded early, though its early history is legendary. According to a martyrology compile...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roger Bacon: Encyclopedia Ii - Roger Bacon - Early Life
Bacon is thought to have been born near Ilchester in Somerset, though he has also been claimed by Bisley in Gloucestershire. His date of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roger Bacon: Encyclopedia Ii - Roger Bacon - In Fiction
Many writers of earlier times have been attracted to Roger Bacon as the epitome of a wise and subtle possessor of forbidden knowledge, si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marco Polo: Encyclopedia Ii - Marco Polo - Historical Impact
Although the Polos were by no means the first Europeans to reach China overland (see, for example, Radhanites and Giovanni da Pian del Ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope - Office And Nature
In canon law, the Catholic Pope is referred to as the Roman Pontiff (Pontifex Romanus). He is styled "Your Holiness" (Sanctitas Vestra) a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papal Conclave 1800: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal Conclave 1800 - The Conclave
With the loss of the Vatican and the pope's other temporal power, the cardinals were left in a remarkable position. They were forced to h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope - Objections To The Papacy
The pope's position as Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church is dogmatic and therefore not open to debate or dispute within the Catholi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope - Political Role
Though the progressive Christianisation of the Roman Empire in the fourth century did not confer upon bishops civil authority within the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope - Regalia And Insignia
Main article: Papal regalia and insignia. The "triregnum" also called the "tiara" or "triple crown"; recent popes have not, however, wor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope - Status And Authority
The status and authority of the pope in the Catholic Church was dogmatically defined by the First Vatican Council in its Dogmatic Constit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papal Conclave 1800: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal Conclave 1800 - A New Pope
The Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800 saw the regaining of northern Italy by the French from the Austrians. Following this promotion, Bon...   » Read the article