the 24-year-old Gebhard was appointed Bishop of Eichstätt. In this position, he supported the emperor's interests and eventually became one of his closest advisors.

Papacy

After the death of Pope Leo IX, a delegation of Roman clergy and people, headed by Hildebrand, later Pope Gregory VII, travelled to Mainz and asked the emperor to nominate Gebhard as successor. At a court Diet held at Ratisbon

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