Pope Alexander IV

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic cleric
head of the Catholic Church
pope
alsoKnownAs Alexander IV
Rinaldo Conti NERFINISHED
appointed bishops and other prelates across Europe
birthName Rinaldo di Jenne
burialPlace Viterbo Cathedral
cardinalTitle Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri
surface form: Cardinal-bishop of Ostia e Velletri

Cardinal-deacon of Sant’Eustachio
concernedWith church discipline and reform
regulation of mendicant orders
countryOfCitizenship Papal States NERFINISHED
createdCardinalBy Pope Gregory IX
dateOfBirth circa 1185
dateOfCardinalCreation 1227
dateOfDeath 1261-05-25
electedAsPopeIn 1254
endTime 1261-05-25
era 13th century
familyRelation member of the Conti di Segni family
nephew of Pope Gregory IX
involvedIn Italian communal conflicts
struggle between papacy and Holy Roman Empire
issuedDocument bulls against the Hohenstaufen
knownFor continuing the policies of Pope Innocent IV
involvement in conflicts with the Holy Roman Empire
supporting the papal cause against the Hohenstaufen dynasty
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
Latin
memberOf College of Cardinals
opposed Hohenstaufen control of the Kingdom of Sicily
Manfred, King of Sicily
surface form: Manfred of Sicily
ordinalInOffice 181st pope
papalName Alexander IV
placeOfBirth Jenne, Lazio
Jenne, Papal States
placeOfDeath Viterbo NERFINISHED
Viterbo
surface form: Viterbo, Papal States
placeOfElection Naples
policy asserted papal authority over secular rulers
continued church reform initiatives of Innocent IV
positionHeld Pope
predecessor Pope Innocent IV
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Anagni
Viterbo NERFINISHED
startTime 1254-12-12
successor Pope Urban IV

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Hugh de Balsham appointedBy Pope Alexander IV
Saint Clare of Assisi canonizedBy Pope Alexander IV
Conti di Segni family notableMember Pope Alexander IV
Pope Innocent IV successor Pope Alexander IV
Sinibaldo Fieschi successor Pope Alexander IV