# Pope Leo III - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-leo-iii
Pontificate: 26 December 795 – 12 June 816
Number in the papal list: 96
Born-Died: c. 750 - 816
Papal era: Frankish Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_III

(Eastern) Roman citizen, later the sovereign of the independent Papal States. Was of Roman ethnicity.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Adrian I](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-adrian-i)
- Next in list: [Pope Stephen IV](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-stephen-iv)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 800 - [Coronation of Charlemagne](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/800-coronation-of-charlemagne)
- 800 - [Book of Kells](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/800-book-of-kells)