Paschal

Paschal (III) (died Sept. 20, 1168, Rome) was an antipope from 1164 to 1168. Against Pope Alexander III, he was one of the original supporters of the antipope Victor IV, whom he succeeded on April 22, 1164, becoming the second antipope set up by the Holy Roman emperor Frederick I Barbarossa. Elected through the influence of Rainald of Dassel, Frederick’s chancellor and vicar in Italy, he won only limited allegiance in the empire. By imperial...