RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Celestine III

1106 - 1198

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Pope Celestine III (Latin: Caelestinus III; c. 1105 – 8 January 1198), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 March or 10 April 1191 to his death in 1198. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Celestine III has received more than 205,628 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Pope Celestine III is the 204th most popular religious figure (up from 205th in 2019), the 232nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 238th in 2019) and the 86th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Celestine III is most famous for being the pope who crowned the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II, as King of Sicily in 1198.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Celestine III ranks 204 out of 3,187Before him are Pope Benedict XII, Pope Clement X, Pope Benedict XI, Pope Benedict VIII, Elizabeth of Hungary, and Pope Boniface I. After him are John of Nepomuk, Pope Innocent IX, Pope Gregory XI, Pope Sixtus II, Bridget of Sweden, and Pope Gregory XIV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1106, Pope Celestine III ranks 1After him are Magnus I of Sweden, Minamoto no Yorimasa, Conrad II, Count of Luxembourg, Alexios Komnenos, and Hugh VIII of Lusignan. Among people deceased in 1198, Pope Celestine III ranks 2Before him is Averroes. After him are Constance, Queen of Sicily, Al-Aziz Uthman, Marie of France, Countess of Champagne, William III of Sicily, Sophia of Minsk, Dulce of Aragon, Frederick I, Duke of Austria, Eustathius of Thessalonica, George II of Constantinople, and Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Celestine III ranks 232 out of 5,161Before him are Piero della Francesca (1415), Pope Clement X (1590), Pope Benedict XI (1240), Pope Benedict VIII (980), Luchino Visconti (1906), and Pope Boniface I (370). After him are Pope Innocent IX (1519), Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696), Giorgio Armani (1934), Pope Gregory XIV (1535), Pope Innocent XII (1615), and Pope Eugene III (1080).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Celestine III ranks 86Before him are Pope Marcellus II (1501), Pope Pelagius I (505), Pope Clement X (1590), Pope Benedict XI (1240), Pope Benedict VIII (980), and Pope Boniface I (370). After him are Pope Innocent IX (1519), Pope Gregory XIV (1535), Pope Innocent XII (1615), Pope Eugene III (1080), Pope Clement XIV (1705), and Pope Nicholas V (1397).