RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Gregory V

972 - 999

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Pope Gregory V (Latin: Gregorius V; c. 972 – 18 February 999), born Bruno of Carinthia, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 3 May 996 to his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Gregory V is the 274th most popular religious figure (up from 304th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Austria (up from 65th in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Religious Figure.

Pope Gregory V is most famous for being the pope who moved the papacy back to Rome after it had been in Avignon, France for 70 years.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Gregory V ranks 274 out of 3,187. Before him are Mani, Vitus, Anna the Prophetess, Saint Christopher, Pope Eugene I, and Pope Cornelius. After him are Pope Sergius IV, Tomás de Torquemada, Pope Honorius I, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Pachomius the Great, and Pope Sixtus III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 972, Pope Gregory V ranks 1. After him are Robert II of France, Emperor Shengzong of Liao, Ermesinde of Carcassonne, Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona, and Thorvald Eiriksson. Among people deceased in 999, Pope Gregory V ranks 1. After him are Adelaide of Italy, Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Bermudo II of León, and Gisela of France.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Pope Gregory V ranks 53 out of 1,424. Before him are Otto of Greece (1815), Friedrich Hayek (1899), Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1415), Anton Webern (1883), Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (1833), and Otto von Habsburg (1912). After him are Wolfgang Pauli (1900), Alois Hitler (1837), Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1608), Maria Carolina of Austria (1752), Archduchess Sophie of Austria (1855), and Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (1678).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Austria

Among religious figures born in Austria, Pope Gregory V ranks 1. After him are Saint Florian (250), Leopold III, Margrave of Austria (1073), Franz König (1905), Alois Hudal (1885), Franz Jägerstätter (1907), Hieronymus von Colloredo (1732), Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw (1590), Adam Rainer (1899), Hermann Gmeiner (1919), Maria Schicklgruber (1795), and Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1649).

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