The Power of the Popes: An Historical Essay on Their Temporal Dominion, and the Abuse of Their Spiritual AuthorityDaunou, P. C. F. (Pierre Claude François)
History
The Power of the Popes: An Historical Essay on Their Temporal Dominion, and the Abuse of Their Spiritual Authority
Daunou, P. C. F. (Pierre Claude François)
Papacy -- History; Popes -- Temporal power
127. Leo VII. inst. in Jan. 936, died in July, 939
128. Stephen VIII. inst. July, 939, died Nov. 942
129. Martin III. a Roman, installed March, 942, died Jan. 945
130. Agapit II. a Roman, installed March, 946, died end of 955
131. John XII. Octavian, born at Rome in 938, of
the patrician Alberic, and afterwards patri−
cian himself in 954, installed in Jan. 956;
banished in 963 by the emperor Otho the Great, 963
132. Leo VIII. installed the 6th Dec. 963, died 17th March, 965
133. Benedict V. elected after the death of John XII.
May, 964 and died at Hamburg, the 5th of Jnly, 965
134. John XIII. called Poole Blanche, born at Rome,
installed the 1st Oct. 965, died 6th Sept. 972
135. Benedict VI. installed at the end of 972, strangled in 974
136. Boniface, Francon, son of Femicio, Anti−pope,
under the name of Boniface VIII. died in 975
137. Donas II. elected pope after the expulsion of
Francon or Boniface, died 25th Dec. 974
138. Benedict VII. a Roman, nephew of the patrician Alberic,
installed in 975, died 10th of July 983
139. John XIV. installed by the emperor Otho II.
in Nov. 983, banished by Francon or Boniface
in the month of March following put to death 20th Aug 984
John XV. who died before the month of July
is not counted: he is distinct from the following,
to whom the name of John XV. remains.
140. John XV. a Roman, son of the priest Leo,
installed in July, 906; banished by the
consul Creseentius in 987, restored by Otho III. died 996
141. Gregory V. Brunon, son of Duke Otho, and grandson
of the Emperor Otho I. installed 3d May,
banished by Creseentius in 997
142. John XVI. Philagathus, a Greek, installed by Cresentius
in 997, put to death by order of Gregory V.
who died 9th Feb. 999, 998
143. Sylvester II. Gerbert, born in Auvergne, archbishop
of Rheims, afterwards of Ravenna, installed Pope,
2d April, 999, died the 11th May, 1003
ELEVENTH CENTURY.
144. John XVII. Siccon or Secco, installed 9th Jan. 1003,
died 1st Oct. 1003
145. John XVIII. Phasian, born at Rome of the priest Orso,
installed 26th Dec. 1003, abdicated the end of May
1009, and died 18th July, 1009
146. Sergius IV. Petrus Bucca Porci, Peter Groin,
installed in 1009, died in 1112
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