RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Alexander III

1100 - 1181

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Pope Alexander III (c. 1100/1105 – 30 August 1181), born Roland (Italian: Rolando), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 September 1159 until his death in 1181. A native of Siena, Alexander became pope after a contested election, but had to spend much of his pontificate outside Rome while several rivals, supported by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, claimed the papacy. Alexander rejected Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos' offer to end the East–West Schism, sanctioned the Northern Crusades, and held the Third Council of the Lateran. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Alexander III is the 219th most popular religious figure (up from 294th in 2019), the 230th most popular biography from Italy (up from 327th in 2019) and the 96th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Alexander III is most famous for his role in the Third Crusade.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Alexander III ranks 219 out of 3,187. Before him are Abdul Qadir Gilani, Pope Sixtus II, Saint Blaise, Pope John VIII, Salome, and Pope Honorius III. After him are Pope Adrian V, Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Bernadette Soubirous, Catherine of Siena, Saint Dominic, and Saint Sebastian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Pope Alexander III ranks 2. Before him is Pope Gregory VIII. After him are Muhammad al-Idrisi, Pope Innocent II, Pope Lucius II, Pope Honorius II, Pope Celestine II, Ahmad Sanjar, Adam of Bremen, Albert the Bear, Pope Adrian IV, and Suleiman ibn Qutulmish. Among people deceased in 1181, Pope Alexander III ranks 1. After him are Taira no Kiyomori, Henry I, Count of Champagne, Emperor Takakura, As-Salih Ismail al-Malik, Mahsati, Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Provence, Adela of Meissen, and Ludwig II, Count of Württemberg.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Alexander III ranks 230 out of 5,161. Before him are Giuseppe Meazza (1910), Pope John VIII (820), Giorgione (1478), Terence Hill (1939), Pope Honorius III (1148), and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463). After him are Pope Adrian V (1205), Pertinax (126), Catherine of Siena (1347), Giovanni Bellini (1430), Vitellius (15), and Luca Pacioli (1445).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Alexander III ranks 96. Before him are Pope Eugene III (1080), Pope Alexander I (100), Pope John XIX (975), Pope Pius I (90), Pope John VIII (820), and Pope Honorius III (1148). After him are Pope Adrian V (1205), Catherine of Siena (1347), Pope Lucius III (1110), Pope Benedict XIII (1649), Pope Damasus I (305), and Pope Marcellus I (255).

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