Antipope Victor IV

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Antipope Victor IV was a 12th-century claimant to the papacy, backed by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa in opposition to the legitimate Pope Alexander III during a major schism in the Catholic Church.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic cleric
antipope
alsoKnownAs Octavian of Monticelli
Octavianus
linked to: Augustus
associatedWithDynastyOrFaction imperial Ghibelline party
linked to: Ghibellines
birthName Ottaviano di Monticelli
burialPlace Lucca
cardinalateStart by 1151
causeOfSchism disputed papal election after death of Adrian IV
conflict Investiture Controversy (late phase)
Papal schism of 1159–1177
countryOfCitizenship Papal States
createdCardinalBy Pope Innocent II
deathDate 1164-04-20
deathPlace Lucca
electedAsAntipopeOn 1159-09-07
electionContext contested papal election of 1159
electionPlace Rome
era 12th century
honorificPrefix Antipope
languageOfName Italian
Latin
legitimacyStatus considered illegitimate pope by the Catholic Church
notRecognizedBy College of Cardinals majority
majority of Western Christendom
opponentInSchism Pope Alexander III
opposedBy Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos
linked to: Manuel I Komnenos

King Alfonso VII of León and Castile
King Henry II of England
linked to: Henry II of England

King Louis VII of France
linked to: Louis VII of France

King Valdemar I of Denmark
King William I of Sicily
linked to: William I of Sicily

Pope Alexander III
papacyClaimType imperial antipope
papalName Victor IV
positionHeld cardinal-priest of San Nicola in Carcere
predecessor Pope Adrian IV
recognizedBy Holy Roman Empire (imperial party)
linked to: Holy Roman Empire
reignEnd 1164-04-20
reignStart 1159-09-07
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residenceDuringClaim Lucca
Rome
Viterbo
successor Antipope Paschal III
supportedBy Frederick I Barbarossa
German episcopate loyal to the emperor
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa
Lombard imperial party
linked to: Ghibellines

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Pope Alexander III opponent Antipope Victor IV
Pope Alexander III opponent Antipope Callixtus III
linked to: Antipope Victor IV
Paschal III successor Calixtus III (antipope)
linked to: Antipope Victor IV
Rolando Bandinelli conflict Antipope Victor IV
Roland of Siena opposedBy Antipope Victor IV
Schism of 1159 hasParticipant Antipope Victor IV
Pope Innocent II hasOpposingClaimant Antipope Victor IV
Gregorio Conti alsoKnownAs Antipope Victor IV