RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Innocent VI

1282 - 1362

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Pope Innocent VI (Latin: Innocentius VI; 1282 – 12 September 1362), born Étienne Aubert, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 December 1352 to his death, in September 1362. He was the fifth Avignon pope and the only one with the pontifical name of "Innocent". Étienne Aubert, born in the Diocese of Limoges, was a civil law professor and held various positions in the church before being appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia and Velletri by Pope Clement VI. He became Pope Innocent VI on 30 December 1352. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Innocent VI has received more than 198,705 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Pope Innocent VI is the 228th most popular religious figure (down from 197th in 2019), the 219th most popular biography from France (down from 210th in 2019) and the 17th most popular French Religious Figure.

Pope Innocent VI was most famous for his efforts to reform the church. He was also a patron of the arts and commissioned many works of art.

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  • 69

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  • 15.90

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  • 2.46

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Innocent VI ranks 228 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Urban IV, Pope John XIX, Padre Pio, Pope Adrian I, Pope Clement XI, and Pope Gregory X. After him are Amos, Pope Lucius II, John of the Cross, Pope Adeodatus I, Pope Celestine V, and Pope John XVIII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1282, Pope Innocent VI ranks 1. After him are Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Öz Beg Khan, Margaret of France, Queen of England, Don Juan Manuel, Tode Mongke, Eric Magnusson, Alexios II of Trebizond, Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine, John XIV of Constantinople, Duwa, and Stefan Konstantin. Among people deceased in 1362, Pope Innocent VI ranks 2. Before him is Orhan. After him are Anna von Schweidnitz, James I, Count of La Marche, Frederick III, Duke of Austria, Louis I of Naples, Joan of the Tower, Muhammad VI of Granada, John III of Trebizond, and Constantine III, King of Armenia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pope Innocent VI ranks 219 out of 6,770. Before him are Pope Clement IV (1190), Pope Urban IV (1185), Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789), Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan (1611), André Breton (1896), and Gilles Deleuze (1925). After him are Gustave Le Bon (1841), Hortense de Beauharnais (1783), Frédéric Joliot-Curie (1900), Gustave Doré (1832), Léon Foucault (1819), and Bernard Arnault (1949).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Pope Innocent VI ranks 17. Before him are Pope Clement VI (1291), Saint Roch (1295), Pope Benedict XII (1280), Pope Gregory XI (1370), Pope Clement IV (1190), and Pope Urban IV (1185). After him are Pope Urban VI (1318), Pope Callixtus II (1065), Pope Innocent V (1225), Vincent de Paul (1581), Francis de Sales (1567), and Jacques de Molay (1243).

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