Pope Alexander II
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Pope Alexander II was an 11th-century pontiff known for supporting church reform and backing William the Conqueror’s Norman invasion of England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pope Alexander II canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Pope Alexander II Context triple: [Pope Gregory VII, predecessor, Pope Alexander II]
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Pope Alexander IV
Pope Alexander IV was a 13th-century head of the Catholic Church known for continuing his predecessor’s policies in church reform and conflicts with the Holy Roman Empire.
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Pope John XI
Pope John XI was a 10th-century pope (931–935) whose short and turbulent pontificate occurred during the powerful influence of the Roman nobility, particularly his mother Marozia, during the period known as the Saeculum Obscurum.
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Pope Martin I
Pope Martin I was a 7th-century pope known for his staunch opposition to Monothelitism, his conflict with the Byzantine emperor, and his eventual arrest, exile, and veneration as a martyr.
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Pope Nicholas I
Pope Nicholas I was a 9th-century pope known for asserting strong papal authority in both doctrinal disputes and secular affairs, notably in conflicts with Eastern patriarchs and European rulers.
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E.
Paschal III
Paschal III was a 12th-century antipope who opposed the legitimate papacy during the schism of the Roman Catholic Church with the backing of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pope Alexander II Target entity description: Pope Alexander II was an 11th-century pontiff known for supporting church reform and backing William the Conqueror’s Norman invasion of England.
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A.
Pope Alexander IV
Pope Alexander IV was a 13th-century head of the Catholic Church known for continuing his predecessor’s policies in church reform and conflicts with the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
Pope John XI
Pope John XI was a 10th-century pope (931–935) whose short and turbulent pontificate occurred during the powerful influence of the Roman nobility, particularly his mother Marozia, during the period known as the Saeculum Obscurum.
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C.
Pope Martin I
Pope Martin I was a 7th-century pope known for his staunch opposition to Monothelitism, his conflict with the Byzantine emperor, and his eventual arrest, exile, and veneration as a martyr.
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Pope Nicholas I
Pope Nicholas I was a 9th-century pope known for asserting strong papal authority in both doctrinal disputes and secular affairs, notably in conflicts with Eastern patriarchs and European rulers.
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E.
Paschal III
Paschal III was a 12th-century antipope who opposed the legitimate papacy during the schism of the Roman Catholic Church with the backing of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
Pope ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
clerical celibacy
ⓘ
freedom of ecclesiastical elections ⓘ opposition to simony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alexander II
ⓘ
Anselm of Baggio ⓘ
surface form:
Anselmo da Baggio
|
| appointedAsPopeBy | Papal election of 1061 ⓘ |
| birthName | Anselm of Baggio ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Baggio, near Milan ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Basilica of Saint John Lateran ⓘ |
| conflict |
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Italy (medieval)
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)
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| dateOfBirth | circa 1010 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1073-04-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| endTime | 1073 ⓘ |
| era | 11th century ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Pope
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Pontiff
Vicar of Christ ⓘ |
| influencedEvent |
Battle of Hastings
ⓘ
Norman Conquest of England ⓘ |
| issued |
letters condemning simony and clerical marriage
ⓘ
papal banner to William the Conqueror ⓘ |
| knownFor |
backing William the Conqueror’s Norman invasion of England
ⓘ
supporting church reform ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Roman Curia ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Honorius II (antipope)
ⓘ
surface form:
Antipope Honorius II
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| papacyLocatedIn | Rome ⓘ |
| papalName | Alexander II ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Investiture-related disputes preceding the Investiture Controversy ⓘ |
| partOf | High Middle Ages papacy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Pope
ⓘ
surface form:
Bishop of Rome
Sovereign of the Papal States ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Nicholas II ⓘ |
| previousPosition | Bishop of Lucca ⓘ |
| recognized | Norman rule in southern Italy ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| residence |
Lateran complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Lateran Palace
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| startTime | 1061 ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Gregory VII ⓘ |
| supported |
Gregorian Reform
ⓘ
surface form:
Gregorian Reform movement
Norman expansion in southern Italy ⓘ William the Conqueror ⓘ reform of the clergy in France ⓘ reformist party in Milan (Pataria) ⓘ |
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Subject: Pope Alexander II Description of subject: Pope Alexander II was an 11th-century pontiff known for supporting church reform and backing William the Conqueror’s Norman invasion of England.
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