Person

Pope Gregory IV

head of the Catholic Church

b. 775 CE – d. 844 CE World The Middle of The Earth

Gregory IV is Pope from October 827 to 25 January 844.

His pontificate is notable for the papacy’s attempts to intervene in the quarrels between the emperor Louis the Pious and his sons.

It also sees the breakup of the Carolingian Empire in 843.

Moran, J. (2017). Pope Gregory IV. History Atlas. Retrieved 5 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/pope-gregory-iv/

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