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178th Roman Pontiff
Gregory IX
GREGORIVS Nonus
Ugolino dei Conti di Segni
178th Successor of St Peter · 1227–1241 · Italy · b. Anagni, Papal States
1227
Elected
1241
Reign ended
14 years
Length
13th
Century
The Life
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Initiated the inquisition in France and endorsed the Northern Crusades.
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