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As pope he endeavoured, but without success, to stir up a new crusade on behalf of his former diocese of Jerusalem. In domestic matters the chief problems of his pontificate arose out of the competing claims for the crown of the Two SiciliesThe Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was the new name that the Bourbon king Ferdinand IV of Naples gave to his domain (including Southern Italy and Sicily) after the end of the Napoleonic Era and the full restoration of his power in 1816. The capital city was. Before the arrival of Charles of Anjou, the candidate whom he favoured, Urban died at Perugia on October 2, 1264. His successor was Clement IVClement IV ne Guy Foulques (d. November 29, 1268), pope from 1265, was elected pope in February 1265. Before taking orders he had been successively a soldier and a lawyer, and in the latter capacity had acted as secretary to Louis IX of France, to whose i. The festival of Corpus ChristiA separate article is about the city of Corpus Christi, Texas. Another is about Corpus Christi College at the University of Cambridge. Another article is about the play Corpus Christi by Terrence McNally. Corpus Christi means body of Christ in Latin. ("the Body of Christ") was instituted by Urban IV in 1264.
| Preceded by Alexander IV | Pope ( list) | Succeeded by Clement IVClement IV ne Guy Foulques (d. November 29, 1268), pope from 1265, was elected pope in February 1265. Before taking orders he had been successively a soldier and a lawyer, and in the latter capacity had acted as secretary to Louis IX of France, to whose i |
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