At 81 years old, Pope Gregory XII was the oldest pope at time of election, in November 1406. The youngest was John XII, who is believed to have been just 18 years old when he was elected in 955 as ...

Meanwhile, Pope Gregory XII was the oldest to be elected at 81 years old in 1406, with Pope Clement X having come close when elected in 1670 at the age of 79. As for Pope Francis, he was 76 years ...

Angelo Correr renounces his claim to the Papacy as Pope Gregory XII. 1610: Sigmund III’s Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army defeats ...

Francis still had a ways to go to outlive Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 at 93. But he’s on track to equal or surpass Pope Gregory XII, perhaps best known for being the most recent pope to ...

Pope Francis died on April 21 after an extended respiratory illness, the Vatican confirmed. Here's everything to know about his death. ... and was the first to resign since Pope Gregory XII in 1415.

At 81 years old, Pope Gregory XII was the oldest pope at time of election, in November 1406. The youngest was John XII, who is believed to have been just 18 years old when he was elected in 955 as ...