Pope Lucius III (born 1097)

Pope Lucius III

Head of the Catholic Church from 1181 to 1185

Pope Lucius III, born Ubaldo Allucingoli, reigned as head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1 September 1181 to his death in 1185. Born to an aristocratic family in Lucca, prior to being elected pope, he had a long career as a papal diplomat. His papacy…