RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Alexander VII

1599 - 1667

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Pope Alexander VII (Italian: Alessandro VII; 13 February 1599 – 22 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death, in May 1667. He began his career as a vice-papal legate, and he held various diplomatic positions in the Holy See. He was ordained as a priest in 1634, and he became bishop of Nardo in 1635. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Alexander VII has received more than 463,563 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Pope Alexander VII is the 173rd most popular religious figure (down from 167th in 2019), the 193rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 194th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Alexander VII was most famous for his work in the Counter-Reformation.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 71

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  • 13.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Alexander VII ranks 173 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Paul IV, Pope Felix I, Pope Boniface IX, Pope Innocent XI, Pope Adeodatus II, and Rita of Cascia. After him are Pope Linus, Lazarus of Bethany, Pope Urban V, Saint Blaise, Pope Adrian VI, and Pope Boniface V.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1599, Pope Alexander VII ranks 4. Before him are Diego Velázquez, Oliver Cromwell, and Anthony van Dyck. After him are Francesco Borromini, Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Stefan Czarniecki, Christian the Younger of Brunswick, Adriaen van Utrecht, Pieter van Laer, Ottavio Piccolomini, and Andrea Sacchi. Among people deceased in 1667, Pope Alexander VII ranks 1. After him are Francesco Borromini, Fatma Sultan, Gabriël Metsu, Marie Louise Gonzaga, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Johann Jakob Froberger, Alonzo Cano, Nicolas Sanson, Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau, Peter Snayers, and Cornelis van Poelenburgh.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Alexander VII ranks 193 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Paul IV (1476), Pope Felix I (300), Pope Boniface IX (1350), Pope Innocent XI (1611), Pope Adeodatus II (610), and Rita of Cascia (1381). After him are Gaetano Donizetti (1797), Vincenzo Bellini (1801), Pope Linus (1), Carlo Ancelotti (1959), Giovanni Bellini (1430), and Tomaso Albinoni (1671).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Alexander VII ranks 67. Before him are Pope Paul IV (1476), Pope Felix I (300), Pope Boniface IX (1350), Pope Innocent XI (1611), Pope Adeodatus II (610), and Rita of Cascia (1381). After him are Pope Linus (1), Pope Boniface V (575), Saint Cecilia (200), Pope Clement IX (1600), Pope Celestine I (400), and Pope Urban III (1200).

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