Cardinal1291
Appointed Cardinal Priest
Historical person
Boniface VIII Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Boniface VIII, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Italy.
11 records1291–13039 events3 places
Chronological biography
1291
1294
Peace1294
Completes the peace with James II of Aragon & advances the war with Sicily
Pope1294
Appointed Pope, Benedetto Caetani
1296
Papal Bull1296
Issues the Clericus Laicos, those who disobey will be excommunicated. Forbids the collection of taxes on Church property without consent of the Holy See
Roman Catholic Church1296
All subsidies by the clergy to lay rulers are forbidden unless granted by the Pope
1297
Rule of Gascony1297
The Pope intervenes, England & France agree peace & Gascony is returned to England
1298
Roman Catholic Church1298
Issues the 6th book of Decretals, Canon law is brought up to date & clarified
1302
Papal Bull1302
Issues the Unam Sanctum asserting temporal as well as spritual supremacy of the Pope. "a necessity of salvation for every human creature to be subject to the Roman pontiff"
Supremacy1302
Issues the Unam Sanctum asserting temporal as well as spritual supremacy of the Pope. "a necessity of salvation for every human creature to be subject to the Roman pontiff"
1303
Death of Boniface VIII1303
Death of Boniface VIII, shortly after the French siege of Agnagni
Siege of Vatican1303
The French force their way into the Popes palace after quarrels with Philip IV. The attempted French abduction of the Pope fails
Titles and roles
Cardinal · Pope
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.