Innocent III (born Lando Di Sezze) was an antipope from 29 September 1179 to January 1180. Innocent III was born in Sezze in the Papal States and died in La Cava, Apulia. He was the last of four antipopes during the pontificate of Alexander III.
Biography
Of German descent, Cardinal Sezze was elected Innocent III on 29 September 1179 by an anti-Alexander faction. Alexander, in January 1180, dispatched his opponent to the abbey of La Trinità della Cava, where he died.