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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Gregory IV

790 - 844

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Pope Gregory IV (Latin: Gregorius IV; died 25 January 844) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from October 827 to his death. His pontificate was notable for the papacy’s attempts to intervene in the quarrels between Emperor Louis the Pious and his sons. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Gregory IV has received more than 197,636 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Pope Gregory IV is the 271st most popular religious figure (up from 321st in 2019), the 313th most popular biography from Italy (up from 380th in 2019) and the 117th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Gregory IV is most famous for his role in the Investiture Controversy, which was a dispute between the Holy Roman Emperor and the Catholic Church over who had the right to appoint bishops.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Gregory IV ranks 271 out of 2,238Before him are Pope John XII, Pope Paschal I, Philip Melanchthon, Pope Benedict IX, Pope John XIX, and Zacchaeus. After him are Pope Urban IV, Sathya Sai Baba, Pope Sixtus I, Saint Pantaleon, Pope Celestine I, and Pope Gelasius II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 790, Pope Gregory IV ranks 1After him are Pope Leo IV, Íñigo Arista of Pamplona, Ramiro I of Asturias, Fatimah bint Musa, Leo the Mathematician, Li He, Berengar the Wise, Otfrid of Weissenburg, and Euphrosyne. Among people deceased in 844, Pope Gregory IV ranks 1After him are Michael I Rangabe, Bernard of Septimania, Bera, Count of Barcelona, Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani, Galindo Garcés, and Rædwulf of Northumbria.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Gregory IV ranks 313 out of 4,668Before him are Pope Paschal I (775), Pope Benedict IX (1012), Pope John XIX (975), Monica Bellucci (1964), Roberto Rossellini (1906), and Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (1751). After him are Sallust (-86), Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1519), Pope Sixtus I (42), Giuliano de' Medici (1453), Vittore Carpaccio (1465), and Pope Celestine I (400).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Gregory IV ranks 117Before him are Pope Liberius (310), Pope Eugene II (780), Pope John XII (937), Pope Paschal I (775), Pope Benedict IX (1012), and Pope John XIX (975). After him are Pope Sixtus I (42), Pope Celestine I (400), Pope Gelasius II (1062), Pope Sylvester III (1000), Pope Paul I (700), and Pope Paschal II (1050).