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Pope Innocent VI

1282 - 1362

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Pope Innocent VI (Latin: Innocentius VI; 1282 – 12 September 1362), born Étienne Aubert, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 December 1352 to his death, in September 1362. He was the fifth Avignon pope and the only one with the pontifical name of "Innocent". Étienne Aubert, born in the Diocese of Limoges, was a civil law professor and held various positions in the church before being appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia and Velletri by Pope Clement VI. He became Pope Innocent VI on 30 December 1352. As pope, he revoked an agreement asserting the college of cardinals' superiority over the pope and introduced important reforms in church administration. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Innocent VI is the 153rd most popular religious figure (up from 228th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from France (up from 219th in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Religious Figure.

Pope Innocent VI was most famous for his efforts to reform the church. He was also a patron of the arts and commissioned many works of art.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Innocent VI ranks 153 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Clement IX, Martin of Tours, Pope Boniface VIII, Huldrych Zwingli, Bahá'u'lláh, and Pope Innocent IX. After him are Philip the Apostle, Pope-elect Stephen, Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Ambrose, Pope Innocent XIII, and John Chrysostom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1282, Pope Innocent VI ranks 1. After him are Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Öz Beg Khan, Margaret of France, Queen of England, Eric Magnusson, Tode Mongke, Alexios II of Trebizond, Don Juan Manuel, John XIV of Constantinople, Duwa, Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine, and Stefan Konstantin. Among people deceased in 1362, Pope Innocent VI ranks 2. Before him is Orhan. After him are Joan of the Tower, Anna von Schweidnitz, James I, Count of La Marche, Louis I of Naples, Frederick III, Duke of Austria, Muhammad VI of Granada, Constantine III, King of Armenia, and John III of Trebizond.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pope Innocent VI ranks 115 out of 6,770. Before him are Madame de Pompadour (1721), Henri Poincaré (1854), Pope John XXII (1244), Sarah Bernhardt (1844), Marquis de Sade (1740), and Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749). After him are Anatole France (1844), François Mitterrand (1916), Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778), André Gide (1869), Nicolas Poussin (1594), and Philippe Pétain (1856).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Pope Innocent VI ranks 7. Before him are John Calvin (1509), Pope Urban II (1042), Pope Clement V (1264), Pope Urban V (1310), Pope Clement VI (1291), and Pope John XXII (1244). After him are Pope Gregory XI (1370), Pope Benedict XII (1280), Pope Clement IV (1190), Bernard of Clairvaux (1090), Pope Callixtus II (1065), and Pope Urban IV (1185).

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