Lotario dei Conti was elected as Pope Innocent III; he later worked to restore papal power in Rome.

1198 papal election

The 1198 papal election was convoked after the death of Pope Celestine III; it ended with the election of Cardinal Lotario dei Conti di Segni, who took the name Innocent III. In this election for the first time the new pope was elected per scrutinium.

Pope Innocent III

Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216

Pope Innocent III was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Papal States from 8 January 1198 until his death in 1216.