Victor II
pope
b. 1018 · d. 28 Jul 1057
153rd Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 19 Apr 1055–28 Jul 1057
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 153 · 19 Apr 1055 – 28 Jul 1057
Pope Victor II, born Gebhard von Dollnstein-Hirschberg, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 April 1055 until his death in 1057. Victor II was one of a series of German-born popes who led the Gregorian Reform.
Related people
- Leo IX succeeded · traditional
- Stephen IX preceded · traditional
Places
- Kingdom of Germany birth
- Bavaria birth
- Mausoleum of Theodoric burial
- Arezzo death
- Papal States ministry
- Rome ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.