Innocent III Doc

INNOCENT III HOLY LORD OF EUROPE Written by LLA ~45% Disclaimer: This document was not written by a historian and should not be considered an authoritative source. It is intended, instead, to be a summary of research conducted across several volumes and online sources. Bibliographical sources are listed at the end of each chapter, but I remind you the document should not be considered a complete introduction on the lives and events of Innocent III, at century Lotario dei Conti di Segni. The current doc doesn’t include the events of the IV crusade and the crusade against the french heretics. CHAPTER I THE ECCLESIASTICAL CAREER: LOTARIO DEI CONTI (1161-1198) Lotario dei Conti di Segni was born in 1161 in Sevignano or Segni, perhaps in the family castle. He was the son of Trasimodo dei Conti di Segni, head of one of the so-called Roman baronial houses (a group of particularly influential noble families of Rome), and Clarissa Scotti, a relative of the future Pope Clement III. Although Lotario's family was one of the most important and prominent of the Roman nobility, the child's position was secondary in its plans, as he was likely the second-born son, which immediately steered him towards an ecclesiastical career (his brother Riccardo was later entrusted with the family fiefdoms). Lotario received his early education at the Abbey of Sant'Andrea al Celio in Rome, taught by Pietro Ismaele, abbot of the abbey and future bishop of Sutri1. (Crystallized Intelligence: Knowledge) …