Pope Alexander VIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1689 to 1691 · Italy · Religious Figures · Lived 1610 to 1691 · aged 80
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Something wrong?A pope who undid his predecessor's fiscal discipline and spent the treasury on family enrichment - then condemned Jesuit teachings on sin while getting Avignon back from France, all in sixteen months.
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Portrait of Pope Alexander VIII - Roman School of 17th Century - (unframed)
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Pietro Ottoboni 1672 Pope Alexander VIII letter
Pietro Ottoboni 5-XII-1654 letterAwards
About this person
Pietro Vito Ottoboni was a lawyer before entering the church, elected pope at seventy-nine on 6 October 1689. He immediately reversed the policies of Innocent XI, choosing to practice nepotism and funnel papal wealth to his relatives until the treasury ran dry. His successor would have to impose austerity to repair the damage. In his brief tenure he condemned the doctrine of "philosophical sin" being taught in Jesuit schools and saw King Louis XIV return Avignon to the Papal States. He died in February 1691, having held the office sixteen months - the last pope to take the name Alexander.
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