Election of Pope Victor II

Date: April 13, 1055 • Location: Berlin, Germany

Election of Pope Victor II following the death of Pope Leo IX in the previous year.

Pope Victor II, born Gebhard von Dollnstein-Hirschberg, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 April 1055 until his death in 1057. Victor II was one of a series of German-born popes who led the Gregorian Reform.