# Antipope Alexander V

> A medieval pope whose claim to the throne turned out to be on the wrong side of history. The Catholic Church spent centuries sorting out which of three competing popes during the Western Schism was real — and Peter of Candia, who reigned as Alexander V for ten months in 1409–1410, lost.

*Catholic cardinal and antipope (1339-1410)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Born:** 1339
- **Died:** 1410-05-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Peter of Candia was born around 1339 and rose through the church during one of its messiest internal crises: the Western Schism, when rival popes in Rome and Avignon both claimed supremacy. In 1409, the Council of Pisa tried to end the stalemate by electing him as a compromise pope, taking the name Alexander V. Instead of resolving anything, his election created a third claimant — now there were popes in Rome, Avignon, and Pisa. He reigned from 26 June 1409 until his death on 3 May 1410, briefly holding power in opposition to Gregory XII in Rome and Benedict XIII in Avignon. Centuries later, the Catholic Church ruled that the Roman line had been legitimate all along, retroactively stripping Alexander of his papal status and recasting him as an antipope.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.2 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
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## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q262884)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipope_Alexander_V)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Antipope%20Alexander%20V)
- [Аляксандр V (антыпапа)](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80_V_(%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0))
- [Александър V (антипапа)](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%8A%D1%80_V_(%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0))
- [Alexandre V](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_V)
- [Alexandr V.](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandr_V.)
- [Gwrth-bab Alecsander V](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwrth-bab_Alecsander_V)
- [Modpave Alexander 5.](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modpave_Alexander_5.)
- [Alexander V. (Gegenpapst)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_V._(Gegenpapst))
- [Αντίπαπας Αλέξανδρος Ε΄](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%AF%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%82_%CE%91%CE%BB%CE%AD%CE%BE%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%95%CE%84)
- [Aleksandro la 5-a (kontraŭpapo)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandro_la_5-a_(kontra%C5%ADpapo))
- [Alejandro V (antipapa)](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_V_(antipapa))
- [Alexandro V.a (antipapa)](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandro_V.a_(antipapa))
- [Aleksanteri V (vastapaavi)](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksanteri_V_(vastapaavi))
- [Alexandre V (antipape)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_V_(antipape))
- [Alexandre V, antipapa](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_V%2C_antipapa)
- [אלכסנדר החמישי (אנטי-אפיפיור)](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%A1%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99_(%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%99-%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A8))
- [Aleksandar V., protupapa](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandar_V.%2C_protupapa)
- [V. Sándor (ellenpápa)](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._S%C3%A1ndor_(ellenp%C3%A1pa))
- [Antipaus Aleksander V](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipaus_Aleksander_V)
- [Alessandro V (antipapa)](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_V_(antipapa))
- [アレクサンデル5世 (対立教皇)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB5%E4%B8%96_(%E5%AF%BE%E7%AB%8B%E6%95%99%E7%9A%87))
- [대립교황 알렉산데르 3세](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8C%80%EB%A6%BD%EA%B5%90%ED%99%A9_%EC%95%8C%EB%A0%89%EC%82%B0%EB%8D%B0%EB%A5%B4_3%EC%84%B8)
- [Alexander V (antipapa)](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_V_(antipapa))
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Antipapa_Alessandro_V)
- [Teenpous Alexander V](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenpous_Alexander_V)
- [الكسندر الخامس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3)

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