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Admist the growing tensions between the {{Wiki|Catholic Church}} in [[Rome]] and the rising power of the {{Wiki|Eastern Orthodox Church}} in [[Constantinople]], Leo III was crowned by as Bishop of Rome by the bishops in the {{Wiki|Papal States}},<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – ''[[The Siege of Paris]]'' – [[Database: Francia]]</ref> formed with gifted lands by the [[Franks|Frankish]] king {{Wiki|Pepin the Short}}, who had protected the papacy against the {{Wiki|Lombards}} in the past decades.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Pope Leo III}}</ref> | Admist the growing tensions between the {{Wiki|Catholic Church}} in [[Rome]] and the rising power of the {{Wiki|Eastern Orthodox Church}} in [[Constantinople]], Leo III was crowned by as Bishop of Rome by the bishops in the {{Wiki|Papal States}},<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – ''[[The Siege of Paris]]'' – [[Database: Francia]]</ref> formed with gifted lands by the [[Franks|Frankish]] king {{Wiki|Pepin the Short}}, who had protected the papacy against the {{Wiki|Lombards}} in the past decades.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Pope Leo III}}</ref> | ||
On Christmas Day in 800, Leo crowned a reluctant [[Charlemagne]], Pepin's son, as [[Holy Roman | On Christmas Day in 800, Leo crowned a reluctant [[Charlemagne]], Pepin's son, as [[Holy Roman Empire|Emperor of the Romans]], a move which cemented the split of power within [[Christianity|Christiandom]] between the East and West.<ref name="ACV" /> | ||
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Leo III (750 – 816) was Bishop of Rome from 26 December 795 to his death in 816.
Admist the growing tensions between the Catholic Church in Rome and the rising power of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Constantinople, Leo III was crowned by as Bishop of Rome by the bishops in the Papal States,[1] formed with gifted lands by the Frankish king Pepin the Short, who had protected the papacy against the Lombards in the past decades.[2]
On Christmas Day in 800, Leo crowned a reluctant Charlemagne, Pepin's son, as Emperor of the Romans, a move which cemented the split of power within Christiandom between the East and West.[1]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris (mentioned in Database entry only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris – Database: Francia
- ↑
Pope Leo III on Wikipedia