Pope Nicholas II
?–1061 CE · Burgundy/Savoy region
Gerard, bishop of Florence, became Nicholas II in a disputed succession against an aristocratic-backed antipope. His brief reign proved pivotal: the 1059 Lateran synod issued the landmark decree placing papal elections in the hands of the cardinal-bishops, sharply reducing Roman noble and imperial interference — a foundation of the later College of Cardinals. He also forged an alliance with the Normans of southern Italy, recognizing their conquests in exchange for vassalage and military support, reorienting papal politics. These measures, shaped substantially by Hildebrand, advanced the reform program even as they sowed future conflict with the German monarchy.
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The Burgundy/Savoy region straddling eastern France and the western Alps. Pope Nicholas II (Gérard of Burgundy) came from the region before his reforming pontificate.
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- Peter Damian· 1007 CE–1072 CE
- Pope Benedict IX· 1012 CE–1056 CE
- Pope Benedict IX (2nd reign)· 1012 CE–1056 CE
- Pope Benedict IX (3rd reign)· 1012 CE–1056 CE
- Pope Victor II· 1018 CE–1057 CE
- Pope Bl. Victor III· 1026 CE–1087 CE
- Anselm of Canterbury· 1033 CE–1109 CE
- Pope Bl. Urban II· 1035 CE–1099 CE
- Pope Sylvester III· –1063 CE
- Pope Gregory VI· –1048 CE
- Pope Damasus II· –1048 CE
- Pope Clement II· –1047 CE
- Pope John XIX· –1032 CE
- Pope Benedict VIII· –1024 CE
- Pope Sergius IV· –1012 CE
- Pope John XVIII· –1009 CE
- Pope Paschal II· –1118 CE
- Pope John XVII· –1003 CE
- Pope Gelasius II· –1119 CE
- Pope Callixtus II· –1124 CE
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- Constantine IX Monomachos· 1000 CE–1055 CE
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- Yaroslav the Wise· 978 CE–1054 CE
- Emperor Renzong of Song· 1010 CE–1063 CE
- al-Qa'im· 1001 CE–1075 CE
- Rajendra Chola I· 971 CE–1044 CE
- Anawrahta· 1014 CE–1077 CE
- Alp Arslan· 1029 CE–1072 CE
- Ly Thai To· 974 CE–1028 CE
- Mahmud of Ghazni· 971 CE–1030 CE
- William the Conqueror· 1028 CE–1087 CE
- Basil II· 958 CE–1025 CE
- al-Mustansir Billah· 1029 CE–1094 CE
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