# Pope Alexander VII - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-alexander-vii
Pontificate: 7 April 1655 – 22 May 1667
Number in the papal list: 237
Born-Died: 1599-02-13 - 1667-05-22
Papal era: Baroque & Enlightenment
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VII

Subject of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Great-nephew of Paul V.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Innocent X](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-innocent-x)
- Next in list: [Pope Clement IX](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-clement-ix)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1666 - [Old Believer schism](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1666-old-believer-schism)