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 word pope:

    “A man’s true merit ‘tis not hard to find;
    But each man’s secret standard in his mind,
    That casting-weight pride adds to emptiness,
    This, who can gratify, for who can guess?”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)