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Stephen IX

Type Figure Region Europe Time c. 1020–1058 Also known as Pope Stephen IX、Frederick of Lorraine、Frédéric de Lorraine、教宗司提反九世

Stephen IX (Frederick of Lorraine, c. 1020–1058) was the 154th pope, reigning from August 1057 to March 1058.…

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  1. 1047–1057Bamberg · FranconiaFrederick came of Lorraine nobility and served as Bishop of Bamberg, renowned for his learning and reformist stance; closely tied to the reformist cardinal Hildebrand of the papal curia, he was relied upon in the 1057 papal election.
  2. 1057–1058Rome · LazioAfter being elected pope in August 1057, Stephen IX continued his predecessors' anti-simony policies, promoting disciplinary reform in Rome and northern Italy in 1057–1058, and relied on Hildebrand to maintain the functioning of the curia.
  3. 1058Florence · TuscanyStephen IX died in Florence on March 29, 1058; after his death the curia fell into a brief electoral dispute, providing a direct impetus for Nicholas II's 1059 reform of the papal election procedure.

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