Pope Gregory V
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Pope Gregory V, born Bruno of Carinthia, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 3 May 996 to his death. A member of the Salian dynasty, he was made pope by his cousin, Emperor Otto
Gregory V (left) anoints Otto III as Holy Roman Emperor (anachronistic drawing c. 1450; popes in the 10th century wore a white cap, not a papal tiara)
Tomb of Pope Gregory V
Pope John XV
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Pope John XV was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from August 985 until his death. A Roman by birth, he was the first pope who canonized a saint. The origins of the investiture controv
Pope Gregory V
…Bruno was the chaplain of his cousin, Emperor Otto III, who presented him as a candidate and arranged his election. Bruno was elected and succeeded John XV as pope, taking the name Gregory V to honour Pope Gregory the Great; he thus became the first pope to choose a regnal name for a reason other than…
Pope John XV is mentioned in the Dagome iudex, one of the earliest written records of the nation of Poland.