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Cardinal Rolando Bandinelli is elected Pope Alexander III, prompting the election of Cardinal Octaviano Monticelli as Antipope Victor IV the same day.
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Pope Alexander III
Head of the Catholic Church from 1159 to 1181
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Person who claims to be the legitimate pope
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Antipope Victor IV (1159–1164)
Italian cardinal (1095–1164)
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