RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Urban III

1200 - 1187

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Pope Urban III (Latin: Urbanus III; died 20 October 1187), born Uberto Crivelli, reigned from 25 November 1185 to his death in 1187. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Urban III has received more than 208,288 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Pope Urban III is the 186th most popular religious figure (down from 182nd in 2019), the 213th most popular biography from Italy (down from 212th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Urban III is most famous for initiating the first crusade.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Urban III ranks 186 out of 3,187Before him are Saint Cecilia, Bernadette Soubirous, Pope Clement IX, Pope Celestine I, Abdul Qadir Gilani, and Malik ibn Anas. After him are Pope Gregory VIII, Pope Benedict XIV, Pope Martin V, Pope Clement XIII, Pope Clement VI, and Agnes of Rome.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1200, Pope Urban III ranks 1After him are Pope Alexander IV, Pope Celestine IV, Qutuz, Dōgen, Zhang Sanfeng, Villard de Honnecourt, Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, Ghiyas ud din Balban, Muhammad al-Nasir, Doquz Khatun, and Shiban. Among people deceased in 1187, Pope Urban III ranks 1After him are Pope Gregory VIII, Raynald of Châtillon, Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, Emperor Gaozong of Song, Gerard of Cremona, Constantine Manasses, Adelaide of Vohburg, Alexios Branas, Roger de Moulins, and Ruben III, Prince of Armenia.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Urban III ranks 213 out of 5,161Before him are Boethius (480), Pompey (-106), Servius Tullius (-600), Pope Clement IX (1600), Pope Celestine I (400), and Antonio Salieri (1750). After him are Pope Gregory VIII (1100), Pope Benedict XIV (1675), Pope Martin V (1369), Gerolamo Cardano (1501), Pope Clement XIII (1693), and Suetonius (70).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Urban III ranks 73Before him are Pope Alexander VII (1599), Pope Linus (1), Pope Boniface V (575), Saint Cecilia (200), Pope Clement IX (1600), and Pope Celestine I (400). After him are Pope Gregory VIII (1100), Pope Benedict XIV (1675), Pope Martin V (1369), Pope Clement XIII (1693), Agnes of Rome (291), and Pope Eugene IV (1383).