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Innocent III (Lanzo of Sezza) was an antipope from 29 September 1179 to January 1180. His original name was Lando Di Sezze (born Sezze Papal States —died La Cava Apulia) was the last of four antipopes (1179–80) during the pontificate of Alexander III. A member of a family of German origin he was a cardinal when elected on 29 Sept. 1179 by a faction opposing Alexander who in January 1180 relegated Innocent to the southern Italian abbey of SS. Trinità in La Cava where he died.