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Pope Benedict XVI

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Pope Benedict XVI Arrives at Schloss Bellevue Palace in Berlin on September 22, 2011

Birth Name: Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger

Place of Birth: Marktl, Germany

Date of Birth: 16 April 1927

Ethnicity: German

Pope Benedict XVI was Pope of the Catholic Church from 19 April 2005 until 28 February 2013. He was the 265th Pope. Pope Benedict is the son of Maria (Peintner) and Joseph Ratzinger.

Pope Benedict’s paternal grandparents were Josef Ratzinger (the son of Johann Georg Razinger/Ratzinger and Barbara Perlinger) and Katharina Schmied.

Pope Benedict’s maternal grandparents were Isidor Rieger and Maria Tauber-Peintner (the daughter of Anton Peter Peintner and Elisabeth Maria Tauber). Pope Benedict’s grandmother Maria was born in Bolzano, Italy, of German descent.

Source: Genealogy of Pope Benedict XVI – http://www.geni.com

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