Alexander VIII, Pope

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• Pope Alexander VIII —     Pope Alexander VIII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Alexander VIII     Pietro Ottoboni, born at Venice, April, 1610; elected 5 October, 1689; died at Rome, 1 February, 1691. He was the son of Marco Ottoboni, chancellor of the Republic of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Alexander VIII —     Pope Alexander VIII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Alexander VIII     Pietro Ottoboni, born at Venice, April, 1610; elected 5 October, 1689; died at Rome, 1 February, 1691. He was the son of Marco Ottoboni, chancellor of the Republic of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Alexander VIII — may refer to:* Pope Alexander VIII * Alexander VIII of Pskov …   Wikipedia

• Pope Alexander VIII — Infobox Pope|English name=Alexander VIII Latin name=Alexander PP. VIII birth name=Pietro Vito Ottoboni term start=October 6 1689 term end=February 1 1691 predecessor=Innocent XI successor=Innocent XII birth date=birth date|1610|4|22|mf=y… …   Wikipedia

• Alexander VIII — (1610–91)    Pope.    Alexander VIII was born Pietro Ottoboni in Venice. He was educated at the University of Padua and, after acting as Auditor of the Rota Sacra Romana (the papal tribune), he was appointed a Cardinal in 1652 and consecrated… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• Alexander VIII — (Pietro Ottoboni) 1610 91, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1689 91. * * * ▪ pope original name  Pietro Vito Ottoboni  born April 22, 1610, Venice died February 1, 1691, Rome       pope from 1689 to 1691.       Made cardinal in 1652 and bishop of… …   Universalium

• Alexander VIII — (Pietro Ottoboni) 1610 91, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1689 91 …   Useful english dictionary

• Alexander — This article is about the male first name. For other uses, see Alexander (disambiguation). Alexander Paris, depicted in this c. 1636 painting by Peter Paul Rubens making his famous judgment, was given the surname Alexander as a child when he rou …   Wikipedia

• ALEXANDER VI —    , called Borgia from his mother, a Spaniard by birth, obtained the popehood by bribery in 1492 in succession to Innocent VIII., lived a licentious life and had several children, among others the celebrated Lucretia and the infamous Cæsar… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Pope Alexander III — Alexander III Papacy began September 7, 1159 Papacy ended August 30, 1181 Predecessor Adrian IV …   Wikipedia