Anselmo da Baggio
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Pope Alexander II |
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| Papacy began | 30 September 1061 |
| Papacy ended | 21 April 1073 |
| Predecessor | Nicholas II |
| Successor | Gregory VII |
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| Birth name | Anselmo da Baggio |
| Born | Milan, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died |
21 April 1073 Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire |
| Previous post | Bishop of Lucca (1057–61) |
Pope Alexander II (d. 21 April 1073), born Anselm of Baggio (Italian: Anselmo da Baggio), was Pope from 30 September 1061 to his death in 1073.
Anselm was born in Milan of a noble family. As bishop of Lucca, he was an energetic coadjutor with Hildebrand of Sovana in endeavouring to suppress simony and enforce clerical celibacy. (In this role, he is sometimes known as Anselm the Elder or Anselm I to distinguish him from his nephew St Anselm who succeeded to his office.)
In the papal election of 1061 following the death of Pope Nicholas II, Anselmo de Baggio of Lucca was elected as Pope Alexander II.
Unlike previous papal elections, the assent of the Holy Roman Emperor to the election was not sought, and cardinal bishops were the sole electors of the pope for the first time in the history of the Roman Catholic Church; in accordance with Nicholas II's bull, In Nomine Domini.
The new Pope Alexander II was crowned at nightfall on October 1, 1061 in San Pietro in Vincoli Basilica, because opposition to the election made a coronation in St. Peter's Basilica impossible, and the German court nominated another candidate, Cadalus, bishop of Parma, who was proclaimed Pope at the council of Basel under the name of Honorius II. He marched to Rome and for a long time threatened his rival's position. At length, however, Honorius was forsaken by the German court and deposed by a council held at Mantua; Alexander II's position remained unchallenged.
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