RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Innocent II

1100 - 1143

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Pope Innocent II (Latin: Innocentius II; died 24 September 1143), born Gregorio Papareschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 February 1130 to his death in 1143. His election as Pope was controversial, and the first eight years of his reign were marked by a struggle for recognition against the supporters of Anacletus II. He reached an understanding with King Lothair III of Germany, who supported him against Anacletus, and whom he crowned as Holy Roman Emperor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Innocent II has received more than 317,499 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Pope Innocent II is the 248th most popular religious figure (up from 436th in 2019), the 276th most popular biography from Italy (up from 499th in 2019) and the 111th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Innocent II is most famous for being the pope who excommunicated the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Innocent II ranks 248 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Lucius III, Tomás de Torquemada, Joachim, Pope Siricius, Matthias the Apostle, and Jeremiah. After him are Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, Al-Tirmidhi, Pope Callixtus II, Abd al-Muttalib, Pope Leo III, and Abu Hurairah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Pope Innocent II ranks 5. Before him are Muhammad al-Idrisi, Pope Gregory VIII, Pope Lucius II, and Pope Honorius II. After him are Ahmad Sanjar, Pope Alexander III, Pope Celestine II, Adam of Bremen, Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, and Albert the Bear. Among people deceased in 1143, Pope Innocent II ranks 1. After him are John II Komnenos, Fulk, King of Jerusalem, Yelü Dashi, Ali ibn Yusuf, Agnes of Waiblingen, Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy, Gertrude of Süpplingenburg, Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Namur, and Konrad II, Count of Württemberg.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Innocent II ranks 276 out of 5,161. Before him are Pertinax (126), Pope Lucius III (1110), Juvenal (50), Pope Siricius (334), Canaletto (1697), and Pietro Perugino (1446). After him are Farinelli (1705), Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (-700), Pope Leo III (750), Yves Montand (1921), Pope Anacletus (1), and Pope Boniface IV (550).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Innocent II ranks 111. Before him are Pope Celestine V (1215), Pope John XVIII (970), Pope Marcellus I (255), Pope Honorius II (1100), Pope Lucius III (1110), and Pope Siricius (334). After him are Pope Leo III (750), Pope Anacletus (1), Pope Boniface IV (550), Pope Honorius IV (1210), Pope Gelasius II (1062), and Pope Felix III (440).

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