Pope Stephen IX
Former Pope
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, and started his ecclesiastical career as a canon... Wikipedia
Born: Duchy of Lorraine
Died: March 29, 1058, Florence, Italy
Grandparents: Godfrey I, Count of Verdun and Matilda of Saxony, countess of Flanders
Parents: Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine
Siblings: Godfrey the Bearded
Papacy began: 3 August 1057
Successor: Nicholas II