Victor II

Victor II (born c. 1018, Swabia—died July 28, 1057, Arezzo, Tuscany [Italy]) was the pope from 1055 to 1057. Victor was of noble birth and was appointed bishop of Eichstätt in 1042. He eventually became chief adviser to the Holy Roman emperor Henry III, who in 1054 nominated him as Pope St. Leo IX’s successor. After his consecration on April 13, 1055, Victor joined Henry at Florence. There, in June, they held a council that...