the pope. His insincerity became apparent when he secretly incited various tumults in Rome and refused to release the imprisoned prelates. Feeling himself hindered in his freedom of action on account of the emperor's military preponderance, and fearing for his personal safety, Innocent decided to flee Sutri in disguise for Civitavecchia and board a fleet provided by the sympathetic Genoese. During the night of 27–28 June he made his escape to Genoa. In October he went to Burgundy, and in December to Lyons, where he remained in exile the following six years. He died in Lyons. Resting place William of Modena was "buried in the church of the Dominicans" in Lyon., possibly the église Notre-Dame-de-Confort. See also Teutonic Order state Baldwin of Alna Christian of Oliva Otto of Tonengo References External links Map of Alt Preussenland Old Prussia An Historical Overview of the Crusade to Livonia, by William Urban Catholic Encyclopedia: Christian; Innocent IV; 1180s births 1251 deaths 13th-century Italian cardinals Cardinal-bishops of Sabina Bishops of Modena Clergy from Piedmont Diplomats of the Holy See 13th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Christians of the Livonian Crusade Christians of the Prussian Crusade Christians of the Second Swedish Crusade