Pope, Alexander

Cultural  

1. An eighteenth-century English poet known for his satiric wit and insistence on the values of classicism in literature: balance, symmetry, and restraint. His best-known poems are “The Rape of the Lock,” “An Essay on Criticism,” and “An Essay on Man.”

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Example Sentences

With King Louis VII and Pope Alexander III in attendance, the first major phase of construction began with the laying of the cornerstone in 1163.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2020

Pope Alexander VI had four children, including, memorably, Lucretia Borgia.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2019

Rodrigo Borgia, while a priest, had four children with his mistress before he became Pope Alexander VI, an excess that helped spur Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2019

In the summer of 1497, he was a 22-year-old cardinal, sent as papal legate by his father, Pope Alexander VI, to crown the king of Naples and broker a royal marriage for his sister, Lucrezia.

From The Guardian • May 17, 2013

But no sooner was he in Milan than he did the opposite, providing assistance to Pope Alexander so that he could occupy the Romagna.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli