Pope Gregory VI
Pope from 1045 to 1046
- Fame58.2
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- Religious Figures rank#151
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- Fame58.2
- Momentum0.0
- Religious Figures rank#151
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Lived 1000–1048, aged 48Italy
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Updated 2026-06-08
He bought the papacy from his predecessor to end a scandal, then was forced to resign when the German king decided simony — even well-intentioned — was still simony.
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Giovanni Graziano was born in Rome and rose through the church to become Pope Gregory VI on 1 May 1045. His papacy lasted just over a year and a half. On 20 December 1046, he resigned at the Council of Sutri. He died in 1048.
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