# Pope Alexander IV - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-alexander-iv
Pontificate: 12 December 1254 – 25 May 1261
Number in the papal list: 181
Born-Died: c. 1200 - 1261
Papal era: High Medieval Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Alexander_IV

Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Restored the papal inquisition in France.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Innocent IV](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-innocent-iv)
- Next in list: [Pope Urban IV](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-urban-iv)