Pope, Alexander

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• Pope Alexander VI —     Pope Alexander VI     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Alexander VI     Rodrigo Borgia, born at Xativa, near Valencia, in Spain, 1 January, 1431; died in Rome, 18 August, 1503. His parents were Jofre Lançol and Isabella Borja, sister of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope Alexander II —     Pope Alexander II     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Alexander II     Reigned 1061 1073     As Anselm of Lucca, he had been recognized for a number of years as one of the leaders of the reform party, especially in the Milanese territory,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope Alexander IV —     Pope Alexander IV     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Alexander IV     Pope from 1254 61 (Rinaldo Conti), of the house of Segni, which had already given two illustrious sons to the Papacy, Innocent III and Gregory IX, date of birth uncertain;… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope, Alexander — (spr. pōp), engl. Dichter, geb. 22. Mai 1688 in London, gest. 30. Mai 1744 in Twickenham an der Themse, stammte aus wohlhabender katholischer Familie, besuchte das katholische Seminar in Twyford bei Winchester, mußte aber diese Anstalt bald… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• Pope, Alexander — Pope, Alexander, dieser Heros der engl. Dichtkunst, ein Freund Swift s, angefeindet wegen seiner beißenden Satyre, aber auch bewundert wegen der Eleganz und Schönheit seiner Schreibart, war der Sohn eines Leinwandhändlers, wurde zu London am 8.… …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

• Pope,Alexander — Pope, Alexander. 1688 1744. English writer best remembered for his satirical mock epic poems The Rape of the Lock (1712) and The Dunciad (1728). * * * …   Universalium

• Pope Alexander VI — Infobox pope English name=Alexander VI birth name= Roderic Llançol de Borja i Borja (in Catalan) ( it. Rodrigo Borgia) term start=August 11, 1492 term end=August 18, 1503 predecessor=Innocent VIII successor=Pius III birth date=birth… …   Wikipedia

• Pope Alexander I — Infobox Pope English name=Saint Alexander I birth name=Alexander term start=ca. 106 term end=ca. 115 predecessor=Evaristus successor=Sixtus I birth date=unknown date birthplace=Rome, Italy dead=dead|death date=ca. 115 deathplace=Rome, Italy other …   Wikipedia

• Pope Alexander — There have been eight popes named Alexander.*Pope Alexander I (c. 106 c. 115) *Pope Alexander II (1061 1073) *Pope Alexander III (1159 1181) *Pope Alexander IV (1254 1261) *Pope Alexander V (1409 1410) (considered by some to be an antipope) *Pope …   Wikipedia

• Pope Alexander IV — Infobox Pope English name=Alexander IV birth name=Rinaldo di Jenne term start=December 12 1254 term end=May 25 1261 predecessor=Innocent IV successor=Urban IV birth date=1199| or ca. 1185birthplace=Anagni, Italy dead=dead death date=death… …   Wikipedia