Gregory IV | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | October 827 |
Papacy ended | 25 January 844 |
Predecessor | Valentine |
Successor | Sergius II |
Orders | |
Created cardinal | 797 by Leo III |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | Rome, Papal States | 25 January 844
Other popes named Gregory |
Pope Gregory IV (Latin: Gregorius IV; died 25 January 844) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from October 827 to his death.[1] His pontificate was notable for the papacy’s attempts to intervene in the quarrels between Emperor Louis the Pious and his sons. It also saw the breakup of the Carolingian Empire in 843.