Gregory VI Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Gregory VI, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Italy.

2 records1045–10452 events1 places

Chronological biography

1045

Abdication1045

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope

Pope Benedict IX abdicates and, for a large sum of money, turns the papacy over to his godfather, archpriest John Gratian, who becomes Pope Gregory VI

Pope1045

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope · Vatican

Appointed Pope

Titles and roles

Pope

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.