Middle Ages · 176th pope in the Annuario Pontificio list
Innocent III
- Pontificate
- 22/01/1198 – 23/07/1216
- Birth name
- Lotario de' Conti di Segni
- Nationality
- Italy
- Born – died
- 1160 – 1216
- Predecessor
- Celestine III
- Successor
- Honorius III
Historical context
The height of papal political influence in medieval Europe.
Important events
- Convened the Fourth Lateran Council (1215)
- Approved Francis of Assisi's way of life
- Condemned the sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade (1204)
List: Wikidata (CC0), ordinals per the Annuario Pontificio, retrieved 2026-10-01. Antipopes are not included. For the current pope, see vatican.va.