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Pope Alexander VIII

1610 - 1691

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Pope Alexander VIII (Italian: Alessandro VIII; 22 April 1610 – 1 February 1691), born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 1689 to his death in February 1691. He is the most recent pope to take the pontifical name "Alexander". Alexander VIII is known for having overturned many of the policies of his predecessor, Innocent XI, deciding to indulge in nepotism in order to further enrich his family. Such nepotism exhausted the papal treasury, later forcing his successor, Innocent XII, to implement austere measures to restore the papal coffers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Alexander VIII is the 122nd most popular religious figure (up from 218th in 2019), the 131st most popular biography from Italy (up from 246th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Alexander VIII is most famous for issuing the papal bull Unigenitus, which condemned Jansenism and affirmed the teachings of Saint Augustine.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Alexander VIII ranks 122 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Clement V, Luke the Evangelist, Samuel, Moses in Islam, Pope Innocent VIII, and Methuselah. After him are Pope Innocent XII, Pope Julius III, Saul, Pope Gregory VII, Saint Timothy, and Pope Alexander VII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1610, Pope Alexander VIII ranks 1. After him are Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Adriaen van Ostade, David Teniers the Younger, Jacob Kettler, Ivan Sirko, Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, Paul Scarron, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, Maria Cunitz, and Oboi. Among people deceased in 1691, Pope Alexander VIII ranks 1. After him are Robert Boyle, Suleiman II, Aelbert Cuyp, John George III, Elector of Saxony, Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, George Fox, François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, Carlo Rainaldi, Cornelis Tromp, Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, and Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Alexander VIII ranks 131 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Clement XIV (1705), Lucrezia Borgia (1480), Pope Sixtus IV (1414), Giorgio Vasari (1511), Pope Innocent VIII (1432), and Marie de' Medici (1575). After him are Pope Innocent XII (1615), Pope Julius III (1487), Tintoretto (1518), Livy (-59), Pope Gregory VII (1020), and Pope Alexander VII (1599).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Alexander VIII ranks 52. Before him are Pope Clement VIII (1536), Pope Clement XI (1649), Pope Clement XIII (1693), Pope Clement XIV (1705), Pope Sixtus IV (1414), and Pope Innocent VIII (1432). After him are Pope Innocent XII (1615), Pope Julius III (1487), Pope Gregory VII (1020), Pope Alexander VII (1599), Pope Marcellus II (1501), and Pope Formosus (816).

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