Pope Alexander II

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Pope Alexander II was an 11th-century pontiff known for supporting church reform and backing William the Conqueror’s Norman invasion of England.

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Pope Alexander II canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest ⓘ
Pope ⓘ
advocatedFor clerical celibacy ⓘ
freedom of ecclesiastical elections ⓘ
opposition to simony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Alexander II ⓘ
Anselmo da Baggio ⓘ
linked to: Anselm of Baggio
appointedAsPopeBy Papal election of 1061 ⓘ
birthName Anselm of Baggio ⓘ
birthPlace Baggio, near Milan ⓘ
burialPlace Basilica of Saint John Lateran ⓘ
conflict Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire) ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 1010 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1073-04-21 ⓘ
deathPlace Rome ⓘ
endTime 1073 ⓘ
era 11th century ⓘ
hasTitle Supreme Pontiff ⓘ
linked to: Pope

Vicar of Christ ⓘ
influencedEvent Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
issued letters condemning simony and clerical marriage ⓘ
papal banner to William the Conqueror ⓘ
knownFor backing William the Conqueror’s Norman invasion of England ⓘ
supporting church reform ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Latin ⓘ
memberOf Roman Curia ⓘ
opposedBy Antipope Honorius II ⓘ
papacyLocatedIn Rome ⓘ
papalName Alexander II ⓘ
participatedIn Investiture-related disputes preceding the Investiture Controversy ⓘ
partOf High Middle Ages papacy ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Rome ⓘ
linked to: Pope

Sovereign of the Papal States ⓘ
predecessor Pope Nicholas II ⓘ
previousPosition Bishop of Lucca ⓘ
recognized Norman rule in southern Italy ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Lateran Palace ⓘ
linked to: Lateran complex
startTime 1061 ⓘ
successor Pope Gregory VII ⓘ
supported Gregorian Reform movement ⓘ
linked to: Gregorian Reform

Norman expansion in southern Italy ⓘ
William the Conqueror ⓘ
reform of the clergy in France ⓘ
reformist party in Milan (Pataria) ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pope Gregory VII → predecessor → Pope Alexander II ⓘ
Norman Conquest of England → supportedBy → Pope Alexander II ⓘ
Mozarabic Mass → approvedBy → Pope Alexander II ⓘ
Hildebrand of Sovana → predecessor → Pope Alexander II ⓘ
Hildebrand → advisorTo → Pope Alexander II ⓘ
Pope Nicholas II → successor → Pope Alexander II ⓘ
Honorius II (antipope) → opposed → Pope Alexander II ⓘ
St. Peter Damian → closeAllyOf → Pope Alexander II ⓘ