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Nicholas (II, Pope) ( - d.1061)
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Gerard, the bishop of Florence was elected to the position of Pope early in 1059. The previous Pope Benedict X, now regarded as an antipope, was forced to flee Rome.
Pope Nicholas II was able to limit the electors of future popes to the College of Cardinals. Previously popes may have been elected by their predecessors or by political rulers who chose men to support their military ambitions. The new process was put in place to remove the chaos caused by such corrupt elections.
Death of Pope Nicholas II
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