Viterbo was placed under interdict for the imprisonment of the cardinals and Rome was not at all inclined to accept a hated Frenchman as Pope, so Martin IV was crowned instead at Orvieto on 23 March 1281.
Viterbo was placed under interdict for the imprisonment of the cardinals. Rome was not at all inclined to accept a hated Frenchman as Pope. Martin IV was crowned instead at Orvieto on 23 March 1281.