A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Pope Clement IV"
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1265 Correspondence from Pope Clement IV contains the first known mention of the ring of the Fisherman, an item of papal regalia then used to seal personal correspondence from the pope and later for papal bullPapal bull A Papal bull is a special kind of patent [i] or charter issued by a pope [i] and named fo ...
s.
1266 In the Battle of Benevento, an army led by CharlesCharles I of Sicily Charles of Anjou , also Charles I of Sicily....
, Count of AnjouAnjou Anjou is a former county [i] , duchy [i] and province [i] centred on the city of Angers [i] ...
, defeats a combined GermanGermany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country [i] in central Europe [i]. ...
and SicilianSicily Sicily is an autonomous region [i] of Italy [i] and the larges ...
force led by King Manfred of SicilyManfred of Sicily Manfred, King of Sicily [i] from 1258 [i], was an illegitimate [i] son of the emperor Frederick II [i]...
. Manfred is killed in the battle and Pope Clement IV invests Charles as king of SicilySicily Sicily is an autonomous region [i] of Italy [i] and the larges ...
and NaplesNaples Naples is the largest city in southern Italy [i] and capital of Campania [i] region and the Province of Naples [i] ...
.
1267Roger BaconRoger Bacon Roger Bacon , also known as Doctor Mirabilis , was one of the most famous Franciscan [i] friars of ...
completes his work ''Opus Majus'' and sends it to Pope Clement IV, who had requested it be written; the work contains wide-ranging discussion of mathematicsMathematics Mathematics is the discipline that deals with concepts such as quantity [i], structure [i], space [i] a ...
, optics, alchemy, astronomyAstronomy Astronomy is the science [i] of celestial objects and phenomena [i] that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere [i] ...
, astrology, and other topics, and includes what some believe to be the first description of a magnifying glass. Bacon also completes ''Opus Minus'', a summary of ''Opus Majus'', later in the same year.
1268 Pope Clement IV dies; the following papal election fails to choose a new popePope The Pope is the Bishop of Rome [i], and, as Successor [i] of Saint Peter [i], is t ...
for almost three years, precipitating the later creation of stringent rules governing the electoral procedures.
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