Victor II

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Victor II was an 11th-century pope of the Catholic Church, known for his role in the Gregorian Reform movement and his close alliance with the Holy Roman Emperor Henry III.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
Pope
human
advisorTo Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
alsoKnownAs Gebhard of Dollnstein-Hirschberg
Pope Victor II
appointedAsBishopOfEichstättBy Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
associatedWith Gregorian Reform movement
linked to: Gregorian Reform

Holy Roman Empire
birthDate c. 1018
birthName Gebhard
birthPlace Swabia
linked to: Swabia (Bavaria)

region of present-day Germany
burialPlace Cathedral of Eichstätt
closeAllyOf Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
confirmedAsPopeBy Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 28 July 1057
deathPlace Arezzo
Tuscany
electedAsPopeAt Easter synod of 1055 in Florence
era 11th century
gender male
heldSynodIn Augsburg
Florence
Rome
honorificPrefix Pope
influenced imperial appointments of bishops
memberOf College of Cardinals
notableFor close alliance with Holy Roman Emperor Henry III
role in imperial church policy
support of church reform
notableWork Participation in the Gregorian Reform movement
papacyEndDate 28 July 1057
papacyStartDate 13 April 1055
papalNameTakenFrom Victor
participatedIn early phase of the Gregorian Reform
placeOfBurial Eichstätt Cathedral
positionHeld Bishop of Eichstätt
Pope
predecessor Pope Stephen IX
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
roleInEmpire imperial vicar in Italy
successor Pope Nicholas II
Pope Stephen IX
supportedReformOf church independence from lay control
clerical celibacy
simony

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Pope Victor II papalNameNumber Victor II