Pope Stephen IX
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Pope Stephen IX was the Bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 3 August 1057 to his death on 29 March 1058. He was a member of the Ardenne-Verdun family, who ruled the Duchy of Lorraine, an
Patriarch Michael enthroned, Madrid Skylitzes
Emperor Henry III and Empress Agnes kneeling before the Virgin Mary, Speyer Evangeliary
Pope Victor in the Pontifical of Gundekar
Stephen IX on a 19th-century religious card
Pope Nicholas II
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Pope Nicholas II, otherwise known as Gerard of Burgundy, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 January 1059 until his death in 27 July 1061. At the time of his election
Portrait of Nicholas II in the Nuova Cronica des Giovanni Villani
Nicholas II (right) depicted in a fresco in the Basilica of San Clemente al Laterano in Rome c. 12th century
A 1059 bullae seal of Nicholas II