Pope Alexander VII

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Pope
gptkbp:birthDate 1599-02-13
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Siena,_Italy
gptkbp:coatOfArms gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_Pope_Alexander_VII
gptkbp:consecrationDate Conclave of 1655
gptkbp:culturalImpact Art patronage
Music patronage
Literature patronage
Philosophy patronage
Architecture patronage
gptkbp:deathDate 1667-05-22
gptkbp:diocese Cardinal Fabio Chigi
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations gptkb:France
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Spain
Holy Roman Empire
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Counter-Reformation
Support for the arts
Role in the Thirty Years' War
Role in the War of the Spanish Succession
Support for scientific inquiry
Strengthening papal authority
Role in the Peace of Westphalia
Role in the Treaty of the Pyrenees
Support for Jesuits
Role in the Franco-Spanish War
Influence_on_European_politics
Role_in_the_unification_of_Italy
Promotion_of_Catholic_education
Promotion_of_peace_in_Europe
Catholic_Church's_response_to_Protestantism
Role_in_the_Italian_Wars
Role_in_the_Catholic_League
Role_in_the_development_of_modern_Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pope Alexander VII
gptkbp:influence Baroque period
gptkbp:motto Instaurare_omnia_in_Christo
gptkbp:nationality Italian
gptkbp:notableWork Promotion of Baroque architecture
gptkbp:papal_bull Alexander
Innocentium
gptkbp:patronage Art and architecture
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:St._Peter's_Basilica
gptkbp:predecessor Pope Innocent X
gptkbp:reform Missions
Liturgical practices
Church administration
Religious orders
Education_in_the_Church
gptkbp:reignEnd 1667-05-22
gptkbp:reignStart 1655-04-07
gptkbp:religion Catholicism
gptkbp:successor Pope Clement IX