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Pope Leo IX

1002 - 1054

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Pope Leo IX (Italian: Leone IX, German: Leo IX., 21 June 1002 – 19 April 1054), born Bruno von Egisheim-Dagsburg, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 February 1049 to his death in 1054. Leo IX is considered to be one of the most historically significant popes of the Middle Ages; he was instrumental in the precipitation of the Great Schism of 1054, considered the turning point in which the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches formally separated. Leo IX favoured traditional morality in his reformation of the Catholic Church. One of his first public acts was to hold the Easter synod of 1049; he joined Emperor Henry III in Saxony and accompanied him to Cologne and Aachen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Leo IX is the 35th most popular nobleman (up from 44th in 2019), the 161st most popular biography from France (up from 253rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Nobleman.

Pope Leo IX is most famous for being the first pope to wear the papal tiara in a coronation ceremony. He also called the first ecumenical council of the Catholic Church, where he condemned simony.

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Among noblemen, Pope Leo IX ranks 35 out of 1,415. Before him are Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, John of Gaunt, Marie Thérèse of France, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Lucretia, and Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. After him are Margaret of Valois, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, Diana, Princess of Wales, Alexander Nevsky, Liliʻuokalani, and Sophia of Hanover.

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Among people born in 1002, Pope Leo IX ranks 1. After him are Nikephoros III Botaneiates, and Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi. Among people deceased in 1054, Pope Leo IX ranks 1. After him are Yaroslav the Wise, Atiśa, Hermann of Reichenau, García Sánchez III of Pamplona, and Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pope Leo IX ranks 161 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles VI of France (1368), Pope Callixtus II (1065), Georges Braque (1882), Charles V of France (1338), Pope Urban IV (1185), and Marcel Duchamp (1887). After him are Georges Pompidou (1911), Roman Polanski (1933), Cyrano de Bergerac (1619), Godfrey of Bouillon (1060), Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684), and Pope Martin IV (1220).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Pope Leo IX ranks 4. Before him are William the Conqueror (1028), Marie Thérèse of France (1778), and Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122). After him are Margaret of Valois (1553), Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934), Charles the Bold (1433), Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (1383), Raynald of Châtillon (1123), Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (1775), Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1640), and Philip the Bold (1342).

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