Pope Urban III

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Archbishop of Milan (1185)
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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.[1]

Early career

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Pope Urban III (1185 - 1187)

Crivelli was born in Cuggiono, Italy as the son of Guala Crivelli and had four brothers: Pietro, Domenico, Pastore and Guala. It is often said that the future Pope Celestine IV was the son of Urban's sister, but this claim is without foundation.[2] He studied in Bologna.

In 1173, Crivelli was made a

Archbishop of Milan in 1185. Lucius III died on 25 November 1185; Cardinal Crivelli was elected that same day.[4] The haste was probably due to fear of imperial interference.[5]

Pontificate

Bulla of Urban III

Urban III vigorously took up his predecessor's quarrels with

Constance, the heiress of the kingdom of Sicily. By this marriage/bond the papacy lost that Norman support on which it had so long relied in its contests with the emperor.[5]

Urban exerted himself to bring about peace between England and France, and on 23 June 1187, his legates by threats of excommunication prevented a pitched battle between the armies of the rival kings near Châteauroux, and brought about a two years' truce.[5]

While Henry in the south cooperated with the rebel

Joscius, Archbishop of Tyre brought him news of the Christian defeat at the Battle of Hattin. It is also commonly stated that Urban's death was caused by the news of the fall of Jerusalem, but William of Newburgh assures us that the report of the disaster of Hattin (3-4 July) did not even reach the Holy See till after the election of Gregory VIII, so it is hardly probable that Urban III ever heard of the surrender of the Holy City, which took place on 2 October.[5]

See also

Notes

  1. ISBN 0-300-09165-6
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  2. ^ Genealogie-Mittelalter Archived 2005-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of September 1173". cardinals.fiu.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  4. ISBN 0-8065-2370-0
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  5. ^ a b c d  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Webster, Douglas Raymund (1912). "Pope Urban III". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Lucius III
 Pope
1185–87 		Succeeded by
Gregory VIII
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