The 1254 papal election took place following the death of Pope Innocent IV and ended with the choice of Raynaldus de' Conti, who took the name Pope Alexander IV. The election was held in Naples, in the former palazzo of Pietro della Vigna, and required only one day.
Conrad IV
Italy in the 13th century
Pope Alexander IV, fantasy portrait in S. Paolo fuori le Mure, Rome.
Pope Alexander IV was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 December 1254 to his death.
Bulla with inscription ALEXANDER PP IIII (pastor pastorum, "shepherd of shepherds")
Plaque in the church of Santi Luca e Martina commemorating Alexander IV's 1256 consecration of the building
Fresco in San Marco, Milan depicting Alexander IV founding the Augustinians