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Election of Antipope Victor IV

Type Event Region Italy Time 1159

On 7 September 1159, the same day Alexander III was elected pope, the pro-Emperor Frederick I faction of cardinals in Rome elected Cardinal Octavian …

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1159Rome · LazioPro-imperial cardinals in Rome elected Octavian as antipope Victor IV, refusing to recognize Alexander III, elected the same day, and plunging the papacy into schism.

Sources

Victor IV https://www.britannica.com/biography/Victor-IV-antipope
Catholic Encyclopedia: Antipope Victor IV https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15402a.htm