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He was a pious, peace-loving monk with no ambition save for the church, the crusades and the extirpation of heresy. He steered a middle course between the factions at Rome, and sought a settlement of the sicilian question. In May 1289 he crowned King Charles II of Naples and SicilyCharles II known as the Lame ( Fr. le Boiteux (born c. 1248, died 5 May 1309, Naples) was the King of Naples and Sicily, titular king of Jerusalem, and Prince of Salerno. He was a son of Charles I of Naples. He had been captured by Ruggiero di Lauria in t after the latter had expressly recognized papal suzerainty, and in February 1291 concluded a treaty with Alfonso III of AragonAlfons or Alfonso III of Aragon ( 1265 June 18, 1291, also Alfons II of Barcelona , surnamed the Liberal was the king of Aragon and count of Barcelona from 1285 to 1291. He was a son of Peter III of Aragon. He conquered the island of Minorca in 1287. and Philip IV of FrancePhilippe IV, the Fair ( French Philippe le Bel ( 1268 November 29, 1314) was King of France from 1285 to 1314. A member of the Capetian Dynasty, he was born at the Royal Palace of Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne the son of King Philippe III and Isabella of looking toward he expulsion of James II of AragonJames II, King of Aragon ( 10 August 1267 2 November 1327), in Spanish Jaime II in Catalan Jaume II also James II of Barcelona was the second son of Peter III of Aragon. He succeeded his father as King of Sicily in 1285, and was then known as "James I of from SicilySicily Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. 1 million inhabitants. Towns and Cities Sicily's principal cities include the regional capital Palermo, together with t. The loss of Ptolemais in 1291Events May 10 Scottish nobles recognize the authority of King Edward I of England. August 1 The Swiss Confederation is formed by Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden (the Letter of Alliance). The Sultan of Egypt Khalil captures Acre, ending the Crusader Kingdom o stirred the pope to renewed enthusiasm for a crusadeThis article is about the historical Crusades and the extended term "Crusade". For the artillery system, see XM2001 Crusader; for the fighter jet, see F-8 Crusader; for the television series, see Crusade. Historically, the Crusades were a series of severa. He sent missionaries, among them the celebrated Franciscan missionary, John of Monte Corvino , to labour among the Bulgarians, Ethiopians, Tatars and Chinese.

He issued an important constitution on the July 18, 1289, which granted to the cardinals one-half of all income accruing to the Roman see and a share in the financial management, and thereby paved the way for that independence of the college of cardinals which, in the following century, was to be of detriment to the papacy. Nicholas died in the palace which he had built beside Sta Maria Maggiore.

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. 1911 Britannica