Alexander IV
Papacy began	12 December 1254
Papacy ended	25 May 1261
Predecessor	Pope Innocent IV
Successor	Pope Urban IV
Personal details
Birth name	Rinaldo Conti di Segni
Born	c. 1185
Died	(1261-05-25)May 25, 1261 Viterbo
Other popes named Alexander

Pope Alexander IV (Latin: Alexander Quartus; c. 1185 – 25 May 1261), born Rinaldo Conti di Segni, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the 182nd Pope from 1254 until his death.^[1]

Rinaldo Conti di Segni was born into the family of the counts of Segni. His relations included Pope Innocent III and Pope Gregory IX.^[2]

In 1227, Gregory IX made Conti a cardinal.^[2]

Cardinal Conti was elected pope on December 12, 1254. He chose to be called Alexander IV.^[3]

Pope Alexander was involved in Italian and European political disputes.^[2] The pope tried and failed to affect politics in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.^[4]

• List of popes
• List of popes from the Conti family

Media related to Alexander IV at Wikimedia Commons

•  "Pope Alexander IV" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
• Catholic Hierarchy, Popes in sequence
• GCatholic, Pope Alexander IV
• Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal Conti di Segni Archived 2015-01-23 at the Wayback Machine