Boniface VIII (1 mai 1297 – 18 août 1303)
Description:
He deemed all secular people enemies of the clergy and declared papacy a universal rule, more important than any secular one. The pope was supposed to substitute Christ on Earth.His ambitions were stifled, however, after a conflict with the French king, Philip IV the Fair, who imprisoned the pope. Shortly thereafter the pope died in captivity.
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 mai 1297
18 août 1303
~ 6 years and 3 months