Two Hundred Forty-first Pope: Alexander VIII - 1 comments
Alexander had a short run, from 1689 to 1691. His term was marked by a ruinous generosity: he lowered taxes in the Papal States and gave the papal wealth liberally to his family, nearly bankrupting the papacy in the process.
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That's a cool story actually... he was a giver... I like that in a pope.
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