27 March 1191 A.D. Mr. Clement III Dies—Rome’s 174th; Organizes 3rd Crusade Against Saracens
27 March 1191 A.D. Mr. Clement III Dies—Rome’s 174 th ; Organizes 3 rd Crusade Against Saracens; Emperor Barbarossa & French/English Kings Gather; Further Conflicts with House of Hohenstaufen; Contested Elections in Triers, Germay and St. Andrews, Scotland; St. Andrews Under Rome Not York Loughlin, James. "Pope Clement III ." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04018a.htm . Accessed 10 Sept 2014. Mr. Clement III (Paolo Scolari). Date of birth unknown; elected 19 December, 1187; d. 27 March, 1191. During the short space (1181-1198) which separated the glorious pontificates of Alexander III and Innocent III , no less than five pontiffs occupied in rapid succession the papal chair. They were all veterans tr...