RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Gregory VI

1000 - 1048

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Pope Gregory VI (Latin: Gregorius VI; died 1048), born Giovanni Graziano (John Gratian) in Rome (Latin: Johannes Gratianus), was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1 May 1045 until his resignation at the Council of Sutri on 20 December 1046. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Gregory VI has received more than 159,319 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Pope Gregory VI is the 313th most popular religious figure (down from 309th in 2019), the 341st most popular biography from Italy (up from 364th in 2019) and the 140th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Gregory VI was most famous for being the pope who was forced to resign from the papacy by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Gregory VI ranks 313 out of 3,187Before him are Jacques de Molay, Pope Agatho, Amenhotep I, Maximilian Kolbe, Irenaeus, and Pope Sergius III. After him are Joseph of Arimathea, Pope Clement II, Cyprian, Pope Nicholas I, Joel, and Pope Innocent I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Pope Gregory VI ranks 4Before him are Pope Sylvester III, Pope John XV, and Pope Damasus II. After him are Parascheva of the Balkans, Constantine IX Monomachos, Ubba, Pope John XIV, Thorfinn Karlsefni, Michael VI Bringas, Antipope Boniface VII, and Antipope John XVI. Among people deceased in 1048, Pope Gregory VI ranks 3Before him are Al-Biruni, and Pope Damasus II. After him are Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia, Gyda of Sweden, Adalbert, Duke of Lorraine, and Wipo of Burgundy.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Gregory VI ranks 341 out of 5,161Before him are Pope Agatho (574), Tinto Brass (1933), Lisa del Giocondo (1479), Pope Sergius III (860), Albano Carrisi (1943), and Reinhold Messner (1944). After him are Filippo Lippi (1406), Sallust (-86), Pope Nicholas I (800), Giulietta Masina (1921), Sofonisba Anguissola (1535), and Enrico Dandolo (1107).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Gregory VI ranks 140Before him are Pope Eugene I (600), Pope Alexander III (1100), Pope Marinus I (830), Pope Eugene II (780), Pope Agatho (574), and Pope Sergius III (860). After him are Pope Nicholas I (800), Pope Innocent I (378), Pope Alexander IV (1200), Pope Sixtus I (42), Pope Gregory IV (790), and Pope Victor III (1027).