Death of pope Nicholas II; election of Alexander II
Unit appears in:
KONSTANTINOS X (1059-1067)
1061
Summary:
Pope Nicholas II died. In his place, the bishop of Lucca was elected as Alexander II
Dates:
1061
Pope Alexander II (
Alexandros 22
)
The bishop of Lucca became Pope Alexander II (: )
Lupus protospatharius 59.32
He was consecrated pope after the death of
Nikolaos 22
(: )
Anonymus Barensis 152
Pope Nicholas II (
Nikolaos 22
)
He died, and
Alexandros 22
was consecrated in his place [note the confusion caused by the uncanonical Benedict X]
Anonymus Barensis 152