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170th Roman Pontiff
Alexander III
ALEXANDER Tertius
Rolando Bandinelli
170th Successor of St Peter · 1159–1181 · Italy · b. Siena, March of Tuscany
1159
Elected
1181
Reign ended
22 years
Length
12th
Century
The Life
Subject of the March of Tuscany. Convened the Third Council of the Lateran (1179).
Portrait: Possibly Matthew Paris / Wikimedia Commons