Donation of Constantine Timeline

Probable dates for the composition of the forgery known as The Donation of Constantine by the Roman Catholic Church.

Possible first use of The Donation of Constantine in coercing Pepin the Short to donate his lands to the Church.

First documented use of The Donation of Constantine by Pope Adrian I trying to coerce Charlemagne.

Most dramatic use of The Donation of Constantine by Pope Leo IX to justify Church's supremacy and involvement in temporal affairs.

The Donation of Constantine proven a forgery by priest and scholar Lorenzo Valla.