Pope Stephen IV

Pope Stephen IV (Latin: Stephanus IV; c. 770 – 24 January 817) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from June 816 to his death. Stephen belonged to a noble Roman family. In October 816, he crowned Louis the Pious as emperor at Reims, and persuaded him to release some Roman political prisoners he held in custody. He returned to Rome, by way of Ravenna, sometime in November and died the following January.

In sources prior to the 1960s, this pope is called Stephen V and Pope Stephen III is called Stephen IV; see Pope-elect Stephen for a detailed explanation.

Pope

Stephen IV
Bishop of Rome
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began22 June 816
Papacy ended24 January 817
PredecessorLeo III
SuccessorPaschal I
Personal details
Born
Stephanus

c. 770
Rome, Papal States
Died24 January 817 (aged 46–47)
Rome, Papal States
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