Pope Nicholas III

Giovanni Gaetano Orsini †

Deceased

Pope (Roma {Rome})

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1210¹		Born	Rome
28 May 1244	34.4	Appointed	Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
28 May 1244	34.4	Elevated to Cardinal
18 Oct 1276	66.8	Appointed	Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}
25 Nov 1277	67.9	Elected	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
Dec 1277³	67.9	Ordained Bishop	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
22 Aug 1280	70.6	Died	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain ; ³ Day Uncertain

a bishop for 2.7 years
a cardinal for 33.5 years (Elected Pope)
a pope for 2.7 years

Principal Consecrator of:
- Archbishop Willem van Moerbeke, O.P. † (1278)
- Bishop Nicholas Cusack, O.F.M. † (1280)

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 28 May 1244

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