Views During the Third Period (750-1517 A.D.) (23): The Supremacy of the Pope: The Papacy from the Death of Innocent III to Boniface VIII (1216-1294)

The Papal Conflict with Frederick II Begun. The Papal Conflict with Frederick II Begun. Between the death of Innocent III and the election of Boniface VIII, a period of eighty years, sixteen popes sat on the throne, several of whom were worthy successors of the greatest of the pontiffs. The earlier half of the period, 1216 1250, was filled with the gigantic struggle between the papacy and Frederick II emperor of Germany and king of Sicily. The latter half, 1250-1294, was marked by the...