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fter the death of Pope Alexander III he returned to Rome and held offices during the short reigns of Lucius III, Urban III, Gregory VIII, and Clement III. Reaching the rank of Cardinal-Deacon in 1190. During the reign of Pope Celestine III (1191-1198), a member of the House of Orsini, enemies of the counts of Segni, he left Rome to live in Anagni. |
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After the death of Pope Alexander III he returned to Rome and held offices during the short reigns of Lucius III, Urban III, Gregory VIII, and Clement III. Reaching the rank of Cardinal-Deacon in 1190. During the reign of Pope Celestine III (1191-1198), a member of the House of Orsini, enemies of the counts of Segni, he left Rome to live in Anagni. |
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Innocent III made clear to the German princes by the Decree Venerabilem in May, 1202, how he considered the relationship between the empire and the papacy. This decree was afterwards embodied in the Corpus Juris Canonici. The chief points of the decree were: The right to decide whether a king is worthy of the imperial crown belongs to the pope; In case of a double election they must ask the pope to arbitrate or announce in favour of one of the claimants. |
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Innocent III made clear to the German princes by the Decree Venerabilem in May, 1202, how he considered the relationship between the empire and the Papacy. This decree was afterwards embodied in the Corpus Juris Canonici. The chief points of the decree were: The right to decide whether a king is worthy of the imperial crown belongs to the pope; In case of a double election they must ask the pope to arbitrate or announce in favour of one of the claimants. |
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