Pope Alexander IV

Pope Alexander IV (;  c. 1185 – 25 May 1261), born Rinaldo Conti di Segni, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church.  He was the 182nd Pope from 1254 until his death. "List of Popes,"  Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-18.

Early life
Rinaldo Conti di Segni was born into the family of the counts of Segni.  His relations included Pope Innocent III  and Pope Gregory IX."Pope Alexander IV", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-18.

Cardinal
In 1227, Gregory IX made Conti a cardinal.

Pope
Cardinal Conti was elected pope on December 12, 1254. He chose to be called Alexander IV.

Pope Alexander was involved in Italian and European political disputes.  The pope tried and failed to affect politics in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

Related pages
 List of popes
 List of popes from the Conti family

References

Other websites


  Catholic Hierarchy, Popes in sequence
 GCatholic,  Pope Alexander IV
  Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ,  Cardinal Conti di Segni 

Category:Italian popes
Category:1180s births
Category:1261 deaths