Pope Innocent IV was born with the given name of Sinibaldo Fieschi in the year 1195 A.D., and died in 1254 A.D. He began his reign as Pope in the year 1243 A.D. and ended his reign in the year 1254 A.D., during the High Middle Ages. Innocent IV was from Genoa, and his papal number is: 180 out of 267 officially recognized Roman Catholic Popes.
Summary: Pope who confronted Frederick II and presided over the First Council of Lyon.
Biography:Innocent IV combined legal sophistication with determined political action. His pontificate was shaped by the ongoing struggle with Emperor Frederick II, whom he deposed at the First Council of Lyon in 1245.
He also issued important legal and missionary directives and dealt with the Mongol threat through diplomatic outreach. Under Innocent IV the papacy continued to exercise a bold claim to judge even the greatest secular rulers.
His legacy is that of a jurist-pope who pushed papal monarchy to assertive new levels while navigating the formidable crises of his century.
