# Antipope Victor IV - Antipope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/antipope-victor-iv-1159
Pontificate: 7 September 1159 – 20 April 1164
Status: Antipope
Born-Died: 1095 - Unknown
Papal era: Gregorian Reform
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipope_Victor_IV_(1159–1164)

Subject and later the claimant of the throne of the Papal States. In opposition to Alexander III.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Alexander III](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-alexander-iii)
- Next in list: [Antipope Paschal III](https://christianity-history.com/popes/antipope-paschal-iii)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1163 - [Notre-Dame de Paris begun](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1163-notre-dame-de-paris-begun)