Editing Pope Lucius II (section)

===Relations with England and Portugal===
Lucius was involved in the usual running of church business throughout medieval [[Christendom]]. In [[England]], he granted a number of privileges to bishops, [[monasteries]] and churches, including exempting the monastery of St. Edmund from all subjection to the secular authorities.<ref name="Mann, pg. 119">Mann, pg. 119</ref> He also dispatched a papal legate, Igmarus (or Hincmar), to England, charged to investigate the request of [[Bernard (Bishop of St David's)|Bernard]], [[Bishop of St David's]], to elevate his see to the rank of [[metropolitan bishop]], and to take the [[pallium]] to Archbishop [[William of York]].<ref name="Mann, pg. 119"/> Regarding the political situation in England, he took the side of the [[Empress Matilda]] over the rights to the English crown.<ref name="Levillain, pg. 960">Levillain, pg. 960</ref>

Early in his reign, Lucius received a request from prominent members of the town of [[Lucca]] to become the [[suzerain]] of the castle within the town in order to protect it from the war between Lucca and [[Pisa]]. Lucius received it on 18 March 1144 and, for a payment of ten pounds of gold, agreed to defend it on his behalf. Lucius then returned the castle to them as a [[fief]].<ref name="Mann, pg. 121">Mann, pg. 121</ref>

Meanwhile, in [[Portugal]], King [[Afonso I of Portugal|Afonso I]], eager to maintain the newly established independence of Portugal from the [[Kingdom of León]], offered to do [[Homage (feudal)|homage]] to Lucius, as he had done to Pope Innocent II, and to make the pope the feudal suzerain of his lands. He offered Lucius his territory and a yearly tribute of four ounces of gold in exchange for the defence and support of the [[Apostolic See]].<ref name="Mann, pg. 121"/> Although Lucius accepted Afonso's feudal homage on 1 May 1144, and excused him from appearing in person, he did not acknowledge Afonso as [[King of Portugal]], but instead as ''Dux Portugallensis''.<ref>Mann, pg 122</ref> The royal title would eventually be conferred by [[Pope Alexander III]].<ref name="Mann, pg. 123">Mann, pg. 123</ref>

Finally, the city of [[Tarquinia|Corneto]], formally belonging to the [[Papal States]], was restored to the papacy during Lucius’ pontificate by a formal deed on 20 November 1144.<ref name="Mann, pg. 123"/>