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Victor II

Type Figure Region Europe Time c. 1018–1057 Also known as Pope Victor II、Gebhard of Dollnstein-Hirschberg、Gebhard von Dollnstein、教宗维克托二世

Victor II (Gebhard of Dollnstein-Hirschberg, c.1018–1057) was the 153rd pope, reigning 1055–1057, continuing church reform and cooperation with the E…

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  1. 1042–1055Eichstätt · BavariaGebhard was born into a Swabian noble family, educated at a cathedral school, and later became Bishop of Eichstätt, maintaining close ties with the imperial court from a reformist stance, laying the groundwork for his later papal election.
  2. 1055–1057Rome · LazioElected pope in 1055 with the support of Henry III, Victor II continued anti-simony and clerical discipline reforms, worked with the Empire on church affairs in northern Italy between 1055 and 1057, and maintained cooperation with the reformist cardinal Hildebrand.

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