RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Celestine III

1106 - 1198

Pope Celestine III

Pope Celestine III (Latin: Caelestinus III; c. 1105 – 8 January 1198), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 March or 10 April 1191 to his death in 1198. He had a tense relationship with several monarchs, including Emperor Henry VI, King Tancred of Sicily, and King Alfonso IX of León. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Celestine III is the 178th most popular religious figure (up from 204th in 2019), the 177th most popular biography from Italy (up from 232nd in 2019) and the 75th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Celestine III is most famous for being the pope who crowned the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II, as King of Sicily in 1198.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Celestine III ranks 178 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Gregory XI, Agatha of Sicily, Pope Adrian I, Pope Gregory X, Pope Benedict XII, and Hagar. After him are Barnabas, Pope Clement IV, Pope Boniface IX, Pope Gregory VIII, Pope Innocent VII, and Bernard of Clairvaux.

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Pope Gregory XI
1370 - 1378
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 172
Agatha of Sicily
235 - 261
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 173
Pope Adrian I
700 - 795
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 174
Pope Gregory X
1210 - 1276
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 175
Pope Benedict XII
1280 - 1342
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 176
Hagar
1800 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 177
Pope Celestine III
1106 - 1198
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 178
Barnabas
1 - 61
HPI: 80.44
Rank: 179
Pope Clement IV
1190 - 1268
HPI: 80.43
Rank: 180
Pope Boniface IX
1350 - 1404
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 181
Pope Gregory VIII
1100 - 1187
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 182
Pope Innocent VII
1339 - 1406
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 183
Bernard of Clairvaux
1090 - 1153
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 184

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1106, Pope Celestine III ranks 1. After him are Magnus I of Sweden, Alexios Komnenos, Minamoto no Yorimasa, Conrad II, Count of Luxembourg, and Hugh VIII of Lusignan. Among people deceased in 1198, Pope Celestine III ranks 2. Before him is Averroes. After him are Constance, Queen of Sicily, Al-Aziz Uthman, William III of Sicily, Marie of France, Countess of Champagne, Sophia of Minsk, Dulce of Aragon, Eustathius of Thessalonica, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, Frederick I, Duke of Austria, and George II of Constantinople.

Others Born in 1106

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Pope Celestine III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1106 - 1198
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 1
Magnus I of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1106 - 1134
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 2
Alexios Komnenos
POLITICIAN
1106 - 1142
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 3
Minamoto no Yorimasa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1106 - 1180
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 4
Conrad II, Count of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1106 - 1136
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 5
Hugh VIII of Lusignan
POLITICIAN
1106 - 1173
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 6

Others Deceased in 1198

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Averroes
PHILOSOPHER
1126 - 1198
HPI: 86.05
Rank: 1
Pope Celestine III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1106 - 1198
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 2
Constance, Queen of Sicily
COMPANION
1154 - 1198
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 3
Al-Aziz Uthman
POLITICIAN
1171 - 1198
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 4
William III of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1185 - 1198
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 5
Marie of France, Countess of Champagne
COMPANION
1145 - 1198
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 6
Sophia of Minsk
COMPANION
1140 - 1198
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 7
Dulce of Aragon
COMPANION
1160 - 1198
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 8
Eustathius of Thessalonica
WRITER
1101 - 1198
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 9
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair
POLITICIAN
1116 - 1198
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 10
Frederick I, Duke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1175 - 1198
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 11
George II of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1101 - 1198
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 12