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 213,274 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Pope Gregory IV is the 325th most popular religious figure (down from 267th in 2019), the 365th most popular biography from Italy (down from 312th in 2019) and the 145th 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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  • 70.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 76

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Gregory IV ranks 325 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Innocent I, Pope Alexander IV, Saint Monica, Saint Ursula, Pope Sixtus I, and Muhammad al-Mahdi. After him are Pope Victor III, Abd Allah ibn Abbas, Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Pope Sergius II, Pope Anastasius III, and Pope Julius I.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Gregory IV ranks 365 out of 5,161. Before him are Roger II of Sicily (1095), Primo Levi (1919), Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (1751), Claudio Abbado (1933), Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia (1499), and Antonio Canova (1757). After him are Pope Victor III (1027), Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718), Pope Sergius II (800), Amadeo I of Spain (1845), Pope Anastasius III (890), and Pope Julius I (300).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Gregory IV ranks 145. Before him are Pope Sergius III (860), Pope Gregory VI (1000), Pope Nicholas I (800), Pope Innocent I (378), Pope Alexander IV (1200), and Pope Sixtus I (42). After him are Pope Victor III (1027), Pope Sergius II (800), Pope Anastasius III (890), Pope Julius I (300), Pope Celestine IV (1200), and Antipope John XXIII (1370).

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