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Excommunication

Italy · Religion / Roman Catholic Church. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

16Records
417–1809Date range
13Named people
1Places

Chronological records

417

Innocent I417

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Excommunicates Pelegius

1076

Gregory VII24 December 1076

Vatican · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Excommunicates Henry IV

1208

Innocent III1208

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Excommunicates John for not recognizing Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury

1210

Innocent III18 November 1210

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Excommunicates Otto IV

1254

Innocent IV1254

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Excommunicates Frederick IIs son, Conrad IV, King of Germany

1258

Alexander IV1258

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Manfred is excommunicated by Pope Alexander IV

1324

John XXII23 March 1324

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

John XXII excommunicates Louis IV of Bavaria

1380

Urban VI1380

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Excommunicates Queen Joan I of Naples

1520

Leo X22 September 1520

Vatican · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Luther is excommunicated by the Pope

1521

Leo X1521

Vatican · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Excommunicates Martin Luther

1533

Clement VII11 July 1533

Vatican · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Clement VII excommunicates Henry VIII

Clement VII15 November 1533

Vatican · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Clement VII threatens Henry VIII with excommunication if he stays with Anne Boleyn

1538

Paul III17 December 1538

Vatican · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Excommunicates Henry VIII

1570

Pius V25 February 1570

Vatican · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Pius V issues the bull of excommunication against Elizabeth I, "Regnas in Excelsis". Pius V decares Elizabeth I deposed

1585

Sixtus V1585

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Sixtus agreed to renew the excommunication of Queen Elizabeth I of England, and to grant a large subsidy to the Armada of Philip II, but, knowing the slowness of Spain, would give nothing until the expedition actually landed in England

1809

Pius VII12 June 1809

Vatican · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Pius VII excommunicates Napoleon Bonaparte

Names involved

Alexander IVClement VIIGregory VIIInnocent IInnocent IIIInnocent IVJohn XXIILeo XPaul IIIPius VPius VIISixtus VUrban VI

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