# Pope Alexander II - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-alexander-ii
Pontificate: 30 September 1061 – 21 April 1073
Number in the papal list: 156
Born-Died: c. 1010 - 1073
Papal era: Gregorian Reform
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Alexander_II

Citizen of the Free Commune of Milan. Authorized the Norman conquest of England.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Antipope Benedict X](https://christianity-history.com/popes/antipope-benedict-x)
- Next in list: [Antipope Honorius II](https://christianity-history.com/popes/antipope-honorius-ii)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1073 - [Gregory VII becomes pope](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1073-gregory-vii-becomes-pope)