“I must own that the prose part (the Thought on Various Subjects), at the end of the second volume, was wholly mine. January, 1734”
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Alexander II
Pope Alexander II, born Anselm of Baggio, was the head of the Roman Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1061 to his death in 1073. Born in Milan, Anselm was deeply involved in the Pataria reform movement. Elected according to the terms of his predecessor's bull, In nomine Domini, Anselm's was the first election by the cardinals without the participation of the people and minor clerg…
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culture · Head of the Catholic Church from 1061 to 1073 · Catholic priest · writer · Catholic bishop · also Alexander II, Pope Alexander II, II
Born 1010 · Died 21 April 1073 · Q171112
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Publishers Weekly: Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar
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1738· 1 entry
“Epigram. Engraved on the Collar of a Dog, which I gave to His Royal Highness”
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1721· 1 entry
“Epistle to Robert, Earl of Oxford and Mortimer”
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1073· 1 entry
Died 1073-04-21.
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1061· 1 entry
Career landmark: Pope (1061–1073).
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1057· 1 entry
Career landmark: Roman Catholic Bishop of Lucca (1057–1061).
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1010· 1 entry
Born 1010.
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