Antipope Victor IV (1159-1164)

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This article is about the former Cardinal Octavianus, antipope from 1159 to 1164. For the antipope who reigned in 1138, see Antipope Victor IV.

Victor IV, the former Cardinal Octavianus (Ottaviano Crescenzi Ottaviani di Montecelio), was known as the Ghibelline antipope. He was elected in 1159, and countenanced by the emperor Barbarossa (1152–90). He died at Lucca on April 20 1164.

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