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Pope Benedict IX

Type Figure Region Rome Time c. 1012–1056 Also known as Benedict IX (pope)

Benedict IX (c. 1012 – c. 1056) was an 11th-century pope who held the office three times (1032–1044, 1045, 1047–1048);…

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  1. c. 1012–1032Rome · LazioBorn into a Roman papal family, nephew of Benedict VIII and John XIX, he had grown up within the Roman church system before 1032.
  2. 1032–1045Rome · LazioHe ascended to the papacy around the age of twenty in 1032, was driven out in 1044, briefly restored himself in 1045, and then sold the papacy to Gregory VI for money, provoking moral and political controversy in the Church.
  3. 1047–1056Rome · LazioAfter occupying the papal throne for a third time in 1047–1048, he was replaced by Clement II, backed by the German Emperor Henry III; he then retired and died around 1056 in the area of Grottaferrata.

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