Pope John XIX
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Pope John XIX, born Roman of Tusculum, was the Bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1024 to his death. He belonged to the family of the powerful Counts of Tusculum, succeeding his brother
Pope John XIX in a Bari Exultet roll, 1025
Gregory I, Count of Tusculum
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Gregory I was the Count of Tusculum sometime between 954 and 1012. Consul et dux 961, vir illustrissimus 980, praefectus navalis 999. He was the son of Alberic II, and Alda of Vienne. His half-brother
Pope John XIX
…pontificate. He was a supporter of Emperor Conrad II and patron of the musician Guido of Arezzo. Romanus was born in Rome. He was the third son of Count Gregory I of Tusculum and his wife, Mary. During the pontificate of his brother, Benedict VIII, Romanus held temporal power in the city as consul and senator. Upon the death…
Count of Tusculum coat of arms