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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 295,309 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Pope Alexander VIII is the 132nd most popular religious figure (up from 165th in 2019), the 147th most popular biography from Italy (up from 200th in 2019) and the 39th 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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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Alexander VIII ranks 132 out of 2,238Before him are Pope Formosus, Aminah, Pope Clement VIII, Pope Pius VII, Pope Urban VII, and Pope Pius VIII. After him are Pope Pius II, Clare of Assisi, Agnes of Rome, Pope Leo XII, John Bosco, and Pope Pius VI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1610, Pope Alexander VIII ranks 1After him are Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Adriaen van Ostade, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Jacob Kettler, David Teniers the Younger, Ivan Sirko, Paul Scarron, Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, Jan Asselijn, Li Yu, and Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange. Among people deceased in 1691, Pope Alexander VIII ranks 3Before 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, Cornelis Tromp, Carlo Rainaldi, Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Jean-Henri d'Anglebert.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Alexander VIII ranks 147 out of 4,668Before him are Pope Pius VII (1742), Guido of Arezzo (991), Pope Urban VII (1521), Pope Pius VIII (1761), Paolo Veronese (1528), and Luca Pacioli (1445). After him are Pope Pius II (1405), Clare of Assisi (1193), Agnes of Rome (291), Pope Leo XII (1760), John Bosco (1815), and Gaetano Donizetti (1797).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Alexander VIII ranks 39Before him are Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Formosus (816), Pope Clement VIII (1536), Pope Pius VII (1742), Pope Urban VII (1521), and Pope Pius VIII (1761). After him are Pope Pius II (1405), Clare of Assisi (1193), Agnes of Rome (291), Pope Leo XII (1760), John Bosco (1815), and Pope Pius VI (1717).