RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Lucius II

1100 - 1145

Pope Lucius II

Pope Lucius II (died 15 February 1145), born Gherardo Caccianemici dal Orso, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1144 to his death in 1145. His pontificate was notable for the unrest in Rome associated with the Commune of Rome and its attempts to wrest control of the city from the papacy. He supported Empress Matilda's claim to England in the Anarchy, and had a tense relationship with King Roger II of Sicily. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Lucius II is the 251st most popular religious figure (down from 230th in 2019), the 261st most popular biography from Italy and the 114th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Lucius II is most famous for being the pope who excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Lucius II ranks 251 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Sixtus I, Pope Felix I, Pope John XV, Pope Paschal II, Pope Urban VI, and Joachim. After him are Pope Gelasius I, Rabia of Basra, Ānanda, Pope Honorius IV, Pope Adrian II, and Pope Paschal I.

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Pope Sixtus I
42 - 124
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 245
Pope Felix I
300 - 274
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 246
Pope John XV
1000 - 996
HPI: 78.97
Rank: 247
Pope Paschal II
1050 - 1118
HPI: 78.97
Rank: 248
Pope Urban VI
1318 - 1389
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 249
Joachim
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 250
Pope Lucius II
1100 - 1145
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 251
Pope Gelasius I
410 - 496
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 252
Rabia of Basra
710 - 801
HPI: 78.81
Rank: 253
Ānanda
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 254
Pope Honorius IV
1210 - 1287
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 255
Pope Adrian II
792 - 872
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 256
Pope Paschal I
775 - 824
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 257

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Pope Lucius II ranks 5. Before him are Pope Gregory VIII, Pope Alexander III, Muhammad al-Idrisi, and Pope Innocent II. After him are Pope Honorius II, Pope Celestine II, Ahmad Sanjar, Adam of Bremen, Albert the Bear, Pope Adrian IV, and Suleiman ibn Qutulmish. Among people deceased in 1145, Pope Lucius II ranks 1. After him are Gallus Anonymus, Abraham bar Hiyya, Zhang Zeduan, Tashfin ibn Ali, Uroš I, Grand Prince of Serbia, Plato Tiburtinus, and Cecile of France.

Others Born in 1100

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Pope Gregory VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1187
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 1
Pope Alexander III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1181
HPI: 79.54
Rank: 2
Muhammad al-Idrisi
GEOGRAPHER
1100 - 1165
HPI: 79.40
Rank: 3
Pope Innocent II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1143
HPI: 79.26
Rank: 4
Pope Lucius II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1145
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 5
Pope Honorius II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1130
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 6
Pope Celestine II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1144
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 7
Ahmad Sanjar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1100 - 1157
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 8
Adam of Bremen
HISTORIAN
1100 - 1080
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 9
Albert the Bear
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1170
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 10
Pope Adrian IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1159
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 11
Suleiman ibn Qutulmish
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1086
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1145

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Pope Lucius II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1145
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 1
Gallus Anonymus
POLITICIAN
1010 - 1145
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 2
Abraham bar Hiyya
MATHEMATICIAN
1070 - 1145
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 3
Zhang Zeduan
PAINTER
1085 - 1145
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 4
Tashfin ibn Ali
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1145
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 5
Uroš I, Grand Prince of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1083 - 1145
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 6
Plato Tiburtinus
MATHEMATICIAN
1110 - 1145
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 7
Cecile of France
POLITICIAN
1097 - 1145
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 8