RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Lucius III

1110 - 1185

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Pope Lucius III (c. 1100 – 25 November 1185), born Ubaldo Allucingoli, reigned from 1 September 1181 to his death in 1185. Born of an aristocratic family of Lucca, prior to being elected pope, he had a long career as a papal diplomat. His papacy was marked by conflicts with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, his exile from Rome and the initial preparations for the Third Crusade. Born in Lucca, Ubaldo Allucingoli rose to prominence within the Catholic Church, eventually becoming Pope Lucius III. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Lucius III has received more than 198,950 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Pope Lucius III is the 242nd most popular religious figure (down from 216th in 2019), the 271st most popular biography from Italy (down from 250th in 2019) and the 109th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Lucius III is most famous for excommunicating Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV in 1084.

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  • 200k

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  • 72.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 66

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 16.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Lucius III ranks 242 out of 3,187Before him are Pope Urban VI, Pope Joan, Pope Honorius II, Nathan, Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, and Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib. After him are Tomás de Torquemada, Joachim, Pope Siricius, Matthias the Apostle, Jeremiah, and Pope Innocent II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1110, Pope Lucius III ranks 1After him are Ibn Tufail, John of Salisbury, Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia, John Tzetzes, García Ramírez of Navarre, Euphrosyne of Polotsk, Kaykaus I, Robert de Boron, Boril of Bulgaria, Antipope Paschal III, and Rostislav I of Kiev. Among people deceased in 1185, Pope Lucius III ranks 2Before him is Baldwin IV of Jerusalem. After him are Afonso I of Portugal, Chrétien de Troyes, Ibn Tufail, Bhāskara II, Andronikos I Komnenos, Agnes of Courtenay, Emperor Antoku, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile, John Kinnamos, and Beatrice of Rethel.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Lucius III ranks 271 out of 5,161Before him are Pope John XVIII (970), Pope Marcellus I (255), Benvenuto Cellini (1500), Umberto II of Italy (1904), Pope Honorius II (1100), and Pertinax (126). After him are Juvenal (50), Pope Siricius (334), Canaletto (1697), Pietro Perugino (1446), Pope Innocent II (1100), and Farinelli (1705).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Lucius III ranks 109Before him are Pope Lucius II (1100), Pope Adeodatus I (570), Pope Celestine V (1215), Pope John XVIII (970), Pope Marcellus I (255), and Pope Honorius II (1100). After him are Pope Siricius (334), Pope Innocent II (1100), Pope Leo III (750), Pope Anacletus (1), Pope Boniface IV (550), and Pope Honorius IV (1210).