Pope Lucius II
?–1145 CE · Italy (Soncino/Bologna)
Born Gerardo Caccianemici dal Orso at Bologna, Lucius II served as papal librarian and chancellor before his brief, troubled pontificate. His reign was dominated by the Roman commune, which under figures inspired by Arnold of Brescia sought to restore a republican Senate and strip the pope of temporal power over the city. Lucius resisted these demands and reportedly led or sanctioned an attempt to retake the Capitol by force. He died in February 1145 after little more than a year in office, leaving the conflict between papacy and commune unresolved for his successors to confront.
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Christian world
- Pope St. Gregory VII· 1015 CE–1085 CE
- Pope Bl. Victor III· 1026 CE–1087 CE
- Anselm of Canterbury· 1033 CE–1109 CE
- Pope Bl. Urban II· 1035 CE–1099 CE
- Peter Abelard· 1079 CE–1142 CE
- Bernard of Clairvaux· 1090 CE–1153 CE
- Hugh of Saint-Victor· 1096 CE–1141 CE
- Peter Lombard· 1096 CE–1160 CE
- Hildegard of Bingen· 1098 CE–1179 CE
- Pope Celestine II· –1144 CE
- Pope Innocent II· –1143 CE
- Pope Anastasius IV· –1154 CE
- Pope Adrian IV· –1159 CE
- Pope Honorius II· –1130 CE
- Pope Callixtus II· –1124 CE
- Pope Gelasius II· –1119 CE
- Pope Paschal II· –1118 CE
- Richard of Saint-Victor· –1173 CE
- Pope Alexander III· –1181 CE
- Pope Lucius III· –1185 CE
- Pope Urban III· –1187 CE
- Pope Clement III· –1191 CE
- Pope Celestine III· –1198 CE
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- Emperor Huizong of Song· 1082 CE–1135 CE
- al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah· 1096 CE–1130 CE
- John II Komnenos· 1087 CE–1143 CE
- Imad ad-Din Zengi· 1085 CE–1146 CE
- Mstislav I of Kiev (Mstislav the Great)· 1076 CE–1132 CE
- Muhammad I Tapar· 1082 CE–1118 CE
- Ahmad Sanjar· 1086 CE–1157 CE
- Kilij Arslan I· 1079 CE–1107 CE
- Lord Four Wind 'Fire Serpent'· 1092 CE–
- Barkiyaruq· 1080 CE–1105 CE
- Vladimir Monomakh· 1053 CE–1125 CE
- Lord Eight Deer 'Jaguar Claw'· 1063 CE–1115 CE
- Alexios I Komnenos· 1057 CE–1118 CE
- Andrey Bogolyubsky· 1111 CE–1174 CE
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