!!!Gregor V

b. 972, 
d. Rome (Italy), Feb. 18, 999, first German-speaking pope (from 
996-999), previously chaplain in Maria Saal as Brun(o) of Carinthia, 
son of Duke Otto of Carinthia. G. was appointed pope by his imperial 
cousin Otto III, whose help he had to rely on to avoid being 
overthrown by his opponents.

!Literature
Biograph.-bibliograph. Kirchenlexikon.



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