# Pope Honorius III - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-honorius-iii
Pontificate: 18 July 1216 – 18 March 1227
Number in the papal list: 177
Born-Died: c. 1148 - 1227
Papal era: High Medieval Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Honorius_III

Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Initiated the Fifth Crusade.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Innocent III](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-innocent-iii)
- Next in list: [Pope Gregory IX](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-gregory-ix)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1216 - [Dominicans approved](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1216-dominicans-approved)
- 1226 - [Death of Francis of Assisi](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1226-death-of-francis-of-assisi)