Cardinal-Nephew

male
Saint, Eugene IV, Avignon Papacy, Julius II, Alexander VI, Paul II…BenedictIX
A cardinal-nephew is a cardinal elevated by a pope who is his uncle, or more generally, his relative. The practice of creating cardinal-nephews...
Pope Benedict Benedict IX

Pope BenedictBenedictIX

male, 997 years old
Cardinal-nephew, Early 11th century bishop, death, BenedictIX, Liber Gomorrhianus, St. Peter Damian
Pope Benedict IX (c. 1012-1055, 1065, or 1085), born Theophylactus, was Pope from 1032 to 1044, again in 1045, and finally from 1047 to 1048, the...