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Nicholas II
155th Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 1058 - 1061. Nicholas' papacy dealt largely against the claim of antipope Benedict X, leading to the formation of alliances with the Normans. Nicholas also worked at election reform. Previously, Papal elections had been effectively controlled by the Roman aristocracy, unless the Emperor was strong enough to be able to intervene from a distance to impose his will. As a result of the battles with the Antipope Benedict X, Nicholas II wished to reform papal elections. At the synod held in the Lateran at Easter, 1059, Pope Nicholas brought 113 bishops to Rome to consider a number of reforms, including a change in the election procedure. The electoral reform adopted by that synod amounted to a declaration of independence on the part of the church. Henceforth, popes were to be selected by the Cardinals in assembly at Rome.
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