Pope Alexander II
?–1073 CE · Milan
Anselm of Baggio, a Milanese cleric and bishop of Lucca, was tied to the Pataria, the popular reform movement against married and simoniac clergy in Milan. Elected Alexander II in 1061 by the cardinal-bishops under the new decree, he faced a rival, the imperially backed antipope Honorius II, before prevailing. His twelve-year reign consolidated the reform: he supported the Pataria, sanctioned the Norman invasion of England with a papal banner, and patronized the rise of Hildebrand. His pontificate set the stage for the open confrontation between papacy and empire that would erupt under his successor over lay investiture.
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Milan is a northern Italian city that served as the western capital of the Roman Empire and became a pivotal center of early Christianity through its influential bishopric.
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- Peter Damian· 1007 CE–1072 CE
- Pope Benedict IX· 1012 CE–1056 CE
- Pope Benedict IX (2nd reign)· 1012 CE–1056 CE
- Pope Benedict IX (3rd reign)· 1012 CE–1056 CE
- Pope Victor II· 1018 CE–1057 CE
- Pope Bl. Victor III· 1026 CE–1087 CE
- Anselm of Canterbury· 1033 CE–1109 CE
- Pope Bl. Urban II· 1035 CE–1099 CE
- Pope Sylvester III· –1063 CE
- Pope Stephen IX· –1058 CE
- Pope Gregory VI· –1048 CE
- Pope Damasus II· –1048 CE
- Pope Clement II· –1047 CE
- Pope John XIX· –1032 CE
- Pope Paschal II· –1118 CE
- Pope Gelasius II· –1119 CE
- Pope Benedict VIII· –1024 CE
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- Pope Honorius II· –1130 CE
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- Tughril I· 990 CE–1063 CE
- Alp Arslan· 1029 CE–1072 CE
- al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah· 1005 CE–1036 CE
- William the Conqueror· 1028 CE–1087 CE
- Yaroslav the Wise· 978 CE–1054 CE
- al-Mustansir Billah· 1029 CE–1094 CE
- Lady Six Monkey 'War Quechquemitl'· –1101 CE
- Rajendra Chola I· 971 CE–1044 CE
- Malik-Shah I· 1055 CE–1092 CE
- Ly Thai To· 974 CE–1028 CE
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