Pope Alexander

There have been eight Popes and Antipopes named Alexander.

  • Pope Alexander I (c. 106 – c. 115)
  • Pope Alexander II (1061–1073)
  • Pope Alexander III (1159–1181)
  • Pope Alexander IV (1254–1261)
  • Antipope Alexander V (1409–1410) (Considered to be an Antipope; however, the next Pope Alexander took the name Alexander VI due to confusion over Alexander V's status at the time.)
  • Pope Alexander VI (1492–1503)
  • Pope Alexander VII (1655–1667)
  • Pope Alexander VIII (1689–1691)
Not to be confused with Alexander Pope.

Famous quotes containing the words pope and/or alexander:

    “Cibber! write all thy verses upon glasses,
    The only way to save ‘em from our arses.”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    “An Austrian army, awfully array’d,
    Boldly by battery besiege Belgrade;
    Cossack commanders cannonading come,
    Deal devastation’s dire destructive doom;”
    —Alaric Alexander Watts (1797–1864)