RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Antipope Alexander V

1339 - 1410

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Peter of Candia, also known as Peter Phillarges (Greek: Πέτρος Φιλάργης) (c. 1339 – 3 May 1410), named as Alexander V (Latin: Alexander PP. V; Italian: Alessandro V), was an antipope elected by the Council of Pisa during the Western Schism (1378–1417). He reigned briefly from 26 June 1409 to his death in 1410, in opposition to the Roman pope Gregory XII and the Avignon antipope Benedict XIII. In the 20th century, the Catholic Church reinterpreted the Western Schism by recognising the Roman popes as legitimate. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antipope Alexander V has received more than 243,543 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Antipope Alexander V is the 562nd most popular religious figure (up from 585th in 2019), the 137th most popular biography from Greece (up from 156th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Greek Religious Figure.

Alexander V was the first antipope of the Western Schism. He was born in Venice and was created cardinal by Pope John XXII. He was elected pope in 1409 after the death of Pope Gregory XII, but was never recognized as pope by the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Antipope Alexander V ranks 562 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope John XIII, Ludmila of Bohemia, Paul the Deacon, Pope Victor II, Eric IX of Sweden, and Ali al-Hadi. After him are Al-Suyuti, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Al-Nasa'i, Pope Donus, Guru Gobind Singh, and Jephthah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1339, Antipope Alexander V ranks 3. Before him are Pope Innocent VII, and Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria. After him are Louis I, Duke of Anjou, Barquq, Eric XII of Sweden, Anna von Schweidnitz, Blanche of Bourbon, Juana Manuel, John IV, Duke of Brittany, Frederick, Duke of Bavaria, and Muhammad V of Granada. Among people deceased in 1410, Antipope Alexander V ranks 2. Before him is Rupert, King of Germany. After him are Martin of Aragon, Ulrich von Jungingen, Theophanes the Greek, Hasdai Crescas, Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, Melchior Broederlam, Joanna Sophia of Bavaria, Yawar Waqaq, Spinello Aretino, and John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Antipope Alexander V ranks 137 out of 1,024. Before him are Perseus of Macedon (-212), Demetrius of Phalerum (-350), Philip V of Macedon (-238), Hippias (-600), Thespis (-600), and Antonia Minor (-36). After him are Tyrtaeus (-700), Pope Hyginus (100), Andronicus of Rhodes (-100), Pope Eleutherius (171), Saint Giles (640), and Costa-Gavras (1933).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Greece

Among religious figures born in Greece, Antipope Alexander V ranks 8. Before him are Pope Sixtus II (215), Demetrius of Thessaloniki (270), Pope Dionysius (200), Dionysius the Areopagite (100), Saint Titus (13), and Philomena (291). After him are Pope Hyginus (100), Pope Eleutherius (171), Saint Giles (640), Athenagoras I of Constantinople (1886), Athenagoras of Athens (133), and Theodore Stratelates (281).

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