Birthplace
Milan
Pope from
25 October 1241
Pope until
10 November 1241
Died
10 November 1241
Who he was
Goffredo Castiglioni, from Milan, was a nephew of Urban III and probably a Cistercian; Gregory IX made him a cardinal. He was elected in October 1241, when the papacy's struggle with Frederick II was at its height.
What he is remembered for
He died after a reign of about sixteen days, one of the shortest in history, and is little known. His death was followed by a vacancy of more than a year and a half.
Sources
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