VII. PRINCIPAL SOVEREIGNS CONTEMPORARY WITH DANTE

VII. PRINCIPAL SOVEREIGNS CONTEMPORARY WITH DANTE

(1265-1321)

Clement iv, 1265-1268.

[Purg.iii. 125.]

[Purg.iii. 125.]

B. Gregory x, 1271-1276.

B. Innocent v, 1276.

Adrian v, 1276.

[Purg.xix. 88-145.]

[Purg.xix. 88-145.]

John xxi, 1276-1277.

[Par.xii. 134.]

[Par.xii. 134.]

Nicholas iii, 1277-1280.

[Inf.xix. 31et seq.]

[Inf.xix. 31et seq.]

Martin iv, 1281-1285.

[Purg.xxiv. 20-24.]

[Purg.xxiv. 20-24.]

Honorius iv, 1285-1287.

Nicholas iv, 1288-1292.

St. Celestine v, 1294.

[Inf.iii. 59-60;Inf.xxvii. 105.]

[Inf.iii. 59-60;Inf.xxvii. 105.]

Boniface viii, 1294-1303.

[Inf.xix. 52-57, 76-78; xxvii. 70-111;Purg.viii. 131; xx. 85-90; xxxii. 153-156;Par.ix. 126; xii. 90; xvii. 50; xxvii. 22; xxx. 148.]

[Inf.xix. 52-57, 76-78; xxvii. 70-111;Purg.viii. 131; xx. 85-90; xxxii. 153-156;Par.ix. 126; xii. 90; xvii. 50; xxvii. 22; xxx. 148.]

B. Benedict xi, 1303-1304.

[Epist.i. 1. Nowhere else mentioned in Dante’s works, though some identify him, rather than Boniface, with the ‘defunct high-priest’ ofEpist.viii. 10.]

[Epist.i. 1. Nowhere else mentioned in Dante’s works, though some identify him, rather than Boniface, with the ‘defunct high-priest’ ofEpist.viii. 10.]

Clement v, 1305-1314.

[Inf.xix. 82-87;Purg.xxxii. 157-160;Par.xvii. 82; xxvii. 58; xxx. 142-148;Epist.v. 10; vii. 7; viii. 4.]

[Inf.xix. 82-87;Purg.xxxii. 157-160;Par.xvii. 82; xxvii. 58; xxx. 142-148;Epist.v. 10; vii. 7; viii. 4.]

John xxii, 1316-1334.

[Par.xviii. 130-136; xxvii. 58.]

[Par.xviii. 130-136; xxvii. 58.]

Rudolph of Hapsburg, 1273-1291.

[Purg.vi. 103; vii. 94-96;Par.viii. 72;Conv.iv. 3.]

[Purg.vi. 103; vii. 94-96;Par.viii. 72;Conv.iv. 3.]

Adolph of Nassau, 1292-1298.

[Conv.iv. 3.]

[Conv.iv. 3.]

Albert of Hapsburg, 1298-1308.

[Purg.vi. 97et seq.;Par.xix. 115;Conv.iv. 3.]

[Purg.vi. 97et seq.;Par.xix. 115;Conv.iv. 3.]

Henry of Luxemburg, Henry vii, 1308-1313.

[Purg.vii. 96;Par.xvii. 82; xxx. 133-138;Epist.v., vi., vii., vii.*, vii.**, vii.***]

[Purg.vii. 96;Par.xvii. 82; xxx. 133-138;Epist.v., vi., vii., vii.*, vii.**, vii.***]

Louis of Bavaria, 1314-1347.

St. Louis ix, 1226-1270.

[Not mentioned by Dante; unless, perhaps, indirectly inPurg.vii. 127-129, and xx. 50.]

[Not mentioned by Dante; unless, perhaps, indirectly inPurg.vii. 127-129, and xx. 50.]

Philip iii, 1270-1285.

[Purg.vii. 103-105.]

[Purg.vii. 103-105.]

Philip iv, 1285-1314.

[Inf.xix. 87;Purg.vii. 109-111; xx. 91-93; xxxii. 152;Par.xix. 120;Epist.viii. 4.]

[Inf.xix. 87;Purg.vii. 109-111; xx. 91-93; xxxii. 152;Par.xix. 120;Epist.viii. 4.]

Louis x, 1314-1316.

Philip v, 1316-1322.

Henry iii, 1216-1272.

[Purg.vii. 131.]

[Purg.vii. 131.]

Edward i, 1272-1307.

[Purg.vii. 132;Par.xix. 122.]

[Purg.vii. 132;Par.xix. 122.]

Edward ii, 1307-1327.

Manfred of Suabia, 1258-1266.

[Purg.iii. 103-145;V. E.i. 12.]

[Purg.iii. 103-145;V. E.i. 12.]

Charles i of Anjou, 1266-1282.

[Inf.xix. 99;Purg.vii. 113, 124; xi. 137; xx. 67-69.]

[Inf.xix. 99;Purg.vii. 113, 124; xi. 137; xx. 67-69.]

(After the Vespers of Palermo, Sicily under House of Aragon separated from Angevin Naples.)

Charles i of Anjou, 1282-1285.

Charles ii of Anjou, 1285-1309.

[Purg.v. 69. vii. 126; xx. 79;Par.vi. 106; viii. 72; xix. 127-129; xx. 63;Conv.iv. 6; V. E. i. 12.]

[Purg.v. 69. vii. 126; xx. 79;Par.vi. 106; viii. 72; xix. 127-129; xx. 63;Conv.iv. 6; V. E. i. 12.]

Robert of Anjou, 1309-1343.

[Par.viii. 76-84, 147;Epist.vii. 7; perhaps the ‘Golias’ ofEpist.vii. 8.]

[Par.viii. 76-84, 147;Epist.vii. 7; perhaps the ‘Golias’ ofEpist.vii. 8.]

Peter iii of Aragon, 1282-1285.

James ii of Aragon, 1285-1296.

Frederick ii of Aragon, 1296-1337.

[Purg.iii. 116; vii. 119;Par.xix. 130; xx. 63;Conv.iv. 6;V. E.i. 12.]

[Purg.iii. 116; vii. 119;Par.xix. 130; xx. 63;Conv.iv. 6;V. E.i. 12.]

James i, 1213-1276.

Peter iii, 1276-1285. (Also King of Sicily after 1282.)

[Purg.vii. 112-129.]

[Purg.vii. 112-129.]

Alfonso iii, 1285-1291.

[Purg.vii. 116.]

[Purg.vii. 116.]

James ii, 1291-1327. (King of Sicily from 1285 to 1296.)

[Purg.iii. 116; vii. 119;Par.xix. 137.]

[Purg.iii. 116; vii. 119;Par.xix. 137.]

FOOTNOTES:[42]The Angevin sovereigns of Naples retained the title “King of Sicily and Jerusalem,” the Aragonese ruler of Sicily being “King of Trinacria.”

[42]The Angevin sovereigns of Naples retained the title “King of Sicily and Jerusalem,” the Aragonese ruler of Sicily being “King of Trinacria.”

[42]The Angevin sovereigns of Naples retained the title “King of Sicily and Jerusalem,” the Aragonese ruler of Sicily being “King of Trinacria.”


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