RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Alexander VIII

1610 - 1691

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Pope Alexander VIII (Italian: Alessandro VIII; 22 April 1610 – 1 February 1691), born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 1689 to his death in February 1691. Alexander VIII is known for having overturned many of the policies of his predecessor, Innocent XI, deciding to indulge in nepotism in order to further enrich his family. Such nepotism exhausted the papal treasury, later forcing his successor, Innocent XII, to implement austere measures to restore the papal coffers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Alexander VIII has received more than 312,697 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Pope Alexander VIII is the 218th most popular religious figure (down from 129th in 2019), the 246th most popular biography from Italy (down from 146th in 2019) and the 95th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Alexander VIII is most famous for issuing the papal bull Unigenitus, which condemned Jansenism and affirmed the teachings of Saint Augustine.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Alexander VIII ranks 218 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Eugene III, Pope Clement XIV, Pope Nicholas V, Pope Innocent XIII, Saint Christopher, and Pope Pelagius II. After him are Pope Leo I, Pope Clement IV, Pope John XV, Pope Urban IV, Pope John XIX, and Padre Pio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1610, Pope Alexander VIII ranks 1. After him are Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Adriaen van Ostade, Jacob Kettler, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, David Teniers the Younger, Louise Moillon, Paul Scarron, Ivan Sirko, Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, Oboi, and Li Yu. Among people deceased in 1691, Pope Alexander VIII ranks 3. Before him are Suleiman II, and Robert Boyle. After him are John George III, Elector of Saxony, Aelbert Cuyp, Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, George Fox, François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, Carlo Rainaldi, Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Richard Baxter, and Jean-Henri d'Anglebert.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Alexander VIII ranks 246 out of 5,161. Before him are Arcangelo Corelli (1653), Pope Clement XIV (1705), Pope Nicholas V (1397), Pope Innocent XIII (1655), Pope Pelagius II (520), and Pliny the Younger (61). After him are Pope Leo I (390), Cesare Lombroso (1835), Pope John XV (1000), Diodorus Siculus (-90), Cimabue (1240), and Pope John XIX (975).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Alexander VIII ranks 95. Before him are Pope Innocent XII (1615), Pope Eugene III (1080), Pope Clement XIV (1705), Pope Nicholas V (1397), Pope Innocent XIII (1655), and Pope Pelagius II (520). After him are Pope Leo I (390), Pope John XV (1000), Pope John XIX (975), Padre Pio (1887), Pope Adrian I (700), and Pope Clement XI (1649).

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