Editing Pope Alexander IV (section)

==Early career==
He was born as '''Rinaldo di Jenne''' in [[Jenne, Italy|Jenne]]<ref>A. Coulon (ed.), ''Les Registres d' Alexandre IV''  Tome 3, fascicle 7 (Paris 1953),  p. 137, no. 3246 (9 September 1260). Division of the castle of Jenna between two of Alexander's nephews.</ref> (now in the [[Province of Rome]]), he was, on his mother's side, a member of the house [[Counts of Segni|Conti di Segni]], the counts of [[Segni]], like [[Pope Innocent III]] and [[Pope Gregory IX]]. His uncle Gregory IX made him [[cardinal deacon]] and Protector of the [[Franciscans|Order of Franciscans]] in 1227, [[Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church]] from 1227 until 1231 and [[Bishop of Ostia]] in 1231 (or 1232). On the death of [[Pope Innocent IV]] in 1254 he was [[Papal election, 1254|elected pope]] at [[Naples]] on 12 December 1254.