Pope Nicholas III
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Pope Nicholas III (Latin: Nicolaus III; c. 1225 – 22 August 1280), born Giovanni Gaetano Orsini,[1] was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 November 1277 to his death on 22 August 1280.
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Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | 25 November 1277 |
Papacy ended | 22 August 1280 |
Predecessor | John XXI |
Successor | Martin IV |
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Created cardinal | 28 May 1244 by Innocent IV |
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Born | Giovanni Gaetano Orsini c. 1225 |
Died | 22 August 1280(1280-08-22) (aged 54–55) Viterbo, Papal States |
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He was a Roman nobleman who had served under eight popes, been made Cardinal-Deacon of St. Nicola in Carcere Tulliano by Pope Innocent IV (1243–54), protector of the Franciscans by Pope Alexander IV (1254–61), inquisitor-general by Pope Urban IV (1261–64), and succeeded Pope John XXI (1276–77) after a six-month vacancy in the Holy See resolved in the papal election of 1277,[2] largely through family influence.