Antipope Victor IV (1159–1164)

This article is about the former Cardinal Octavianus, antipope from 1159 to 1164. For the earlier antipope, see Antipope Victor IV (1138).
Antipope

Victor IV
Elected7 September 1159
Papacy began7 September 1159
Papacy ended20 April 1164
PredecessorAdrian IV
SuccessorAntipapal claimant:
Paschal III
Opposed toAlexander III
Other postCardinal of St. Cecilia
Personal details
BornOttaviano dei Crescenzi Ottaviani di Monticelli
1095 (1095)
Montecelio
Died20 April 1164(1164-04-20) (aged 68–69)
Lucca
Other popes and antipopes named Victor

Victor IV (born Octavian or Octavianus: Ottaviano dei Crescenzi Ottaviani di Monticelli) (1095 – 20 April 1164) was elected as a Ghibelline antipope in 1159, following the death of Pope Adrian IV and the election of Alexander III. His election was supported by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. He took the name Victor IV, not acknowledging Antipope Victor IV of 1138, whose holding of the papal office was deemed illegitimate.

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