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Also known as Anselmo da Baggio, Pope Alexander II

Head of the Catholic Church from 1061 to 1073

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Alexander II was a musical group from Japan. The artist is recognized in the Popes collection. According to Open Library records, an author named G. Alexander II has one work, while Crossref lists five works associated with the name.

The group has six listeners and eleven plays on Last.fm. Additionally, the subject is referenced by 566 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 13 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
1

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Country
JP
Active from
1982-12
Active to
1999-12-31

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
6
Total plays
11

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Alexander
Gender
male
Place of birth
Baggio
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
Catholic bishop
Languages spoken
Latin
Image
Alexander II.png
Work location
Papal States
Religious order
Benedictines
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date of birth
1010-00-00
date of death
1073-04-21
place of burial
St. Peter's Basilica
Commons category
Alexander II
described by source
Wikitólica
topic's main category
Category:Pope Alexander II
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Middle Ages
Sources (3)

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Encyclopedic overview

Pope Alexander II (1010/1015 – 21 April 1073), 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 clergy of Rome. He also authorized the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.

Early life and work

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alexander II” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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