Antipope Victor IV

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Antipope Victor IV was a 12th-century claimant to the papacy, backed by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa in opposition to the legitimate Pope Alexander III during a major schism in the Catholic Church.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic cleric ⓘ
antipope ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Octavian of Monticelli ⓘ
Octavianus ⓘ
linked to: Augustus
associatedWithDynastyOrFaction imperial Ghibelline party ⓘ
linked to: Ghibellines
birthName Ottaviano di Monticelli ⓘ
burialPlace Lucca ⓘ
cardinalateStart by 1151 ⓘ
causeOfSchism disputed papal election after death of Adrian IV ⓘ
conflict Investiture Controversy (late phase) ⓘ
Papal schism of 1159–1177 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Papal States ⓘ
createdCardinalBy Pope Innocent II ⓘ
deathDate 1164-04-20 ⓘ
deathPlace Lucca ⓘ
electedAsAntipopeOn 1159-09-07 ⓘ
electionContext contested papal election of 1159 ⓘ
electionPlace Rome ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
honorificPrefix Antipope ⓘ
languageOfName Italian ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
legitimacyStatus considered illegitimate pope by the Catholic Church ⓘ
notRecognizedBy College of Cardinals majority ⓘ
majority of Western Christendom ⓘ
opponentInSchism Pope Alexander III ⓘ
opposedBy Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
linked to: Manuel I Komnenos

King Alfonso VII of León and Castile ⓘ
King Henry II of England ⓘ
linked to: Henry II of England

King Louis VII of France ⓘ
linked to: Louis VII of France

King Valdemar I of Denmark ⓘ
King William I of Sicily ⓘ
linked to: William I of Sicily

Pope Alexander III ⓘ
papacyClaimType imperial antipope ⓘ
papalName Victor IV ⓘ
positionHeld cardinal-priest of San Nicola in Carcere ⓘ
predecessor Pope Adrian IV ⓘ
recognizedBy Holy Roman Empire (imperial party) ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Empire
reignEnd 1164-04-20 ⓘ
reignStart 1159-09-07 ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residenceDuringClaim Lucca ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
Viterbo ⓘ
successor Antipope Paschal III ⓘ
supportedBy Frederick I Barbarossa ⓘ
German episcopate loyal to the emperor ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa ⓘ
Lombard imperial party ⓘ
linked to: Ghibellines

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Referenced by (8)

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

Pope Alexander III → opponent → Antipope Victor IV ⓘ
Pope Alexander III → opponent → Antipope Callixtus III ⓘ
linked to: Antipope Victor IV
Paschal III → successor → Calixtus III (antipope) ⓘ
linked to: Antipope Victor IV
Rolando Bandinelli → conflict → Antipope Victor IV ⓘ
Roland of Siena → opposedBy → Antipope Victor IV ⓘ
Schism of 1159 → hasParticipant → Antipope Victor IV ⓘ
Pope Innocent II → hasOpposingClaimant → Antipope Victor IV ⓘ
Gregorio Conti → alsoKnownAs → Antipope Victor IV ⓘ