Sergius IV, pope of the Catholic Church (born 970)

Pope Sergius IV

Head of the Catholic Church from 1009 to 1012

Pope Sergius IV was the bishop of Rome and nominal ruler of the Papal States from 31 July 1009 to his death. His temporal power was eclipsed by the patrician John Crescentius. Sergius IV may have called for the expulsion of Muslims from the Holy Land, but this is disputed. Since…