Pope Leo VIII (c. 915 – 1 March 965) was a Roman prelate who claimed the Holy See from 963 until 964 in opposition to John XII and Benedict V and again...

ruler of the Papal States from 22 May to 23 June 964, in opposition to Leo VIII. He was overthrown by Emperor Otto I. His brief pontificate occurred at...

(847–855) Pope Leo V (903) Pope Leo VI (928) Pope Leo VII (936–939) Pope Leo VIII (964–965) Pope Leo IX (1049–1054) Pope Leo X (1513–1521) Pope Leo XI (1605)...

claimants should be called pope and which antipope, as in the case of Pope Leo VIII and Pope Benedict V. Hippolytus of Rome (d. 235) is commonly considered...

Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages and his...

considered Leo VIII, a layman with no former ecclesiastical training, unacceptable as Pope. In February 964, the Roman people forced Leo VIII to flee the...

canonize any saints. Pope Benedict V did not canonize any saints. Pope Leo VIII did not canonize any saints. Pope John XIII canonized one saints. Pope...

confined to a monastery.) 928: John X — Leo VI — Stephen VII 964: Leo VIII — Benedict V — John XIII (First Leo was overthrown, then Benedict himself was...

serving in the Chancery of Apostolic Briefs under popes John XII and Leo VIII. He also served as Librarian of the Holy Apostolic See in 961. At some...

in the meantime sent his own envoys to Otto, including the future Pope Leo VIII, who tried to reassure the emperor that John was seeking to reform the...

Quedlinburg. In 963, Otto deposed John XII and chose Leo VIII as the new pope (although John XII and Leo VIII both claimed the papacy until 964, when John XII...

in exile 16 September 655. John VIII (872–882), poisoned and then clubbed to death Stephen VI (896–897), strangled Leo V (903), allegedly strangled John...

conflated with legends about a female Pope Joan, whom some authors called John VIII. She was never listed in the Annuario Pontificio. Antipope John XXIII (1410–1415)...

Pope Pius VIII (Italian: Pio VIII; born Francesco Saverio Maria Felice Castiglioni; 20 November 1761 – 30 November 1830) was head of the Catholic Church...

Company. Vita de Leonis X life in Latin by Paulus Jovius Henry VIII to Pope Leo X. 21 May 1521 Leo X to Frederic, Elector of Saxony. Rome, 8 July 1520 Paradoxplace...

the papacy and the French crown, culminating in the death of Pope Boniface VIII after his arrest and maltreatment by Philip IV of France. Following the subsequent...

an ecclesiastical court, which deposed him and elected a layman as Pope Leo VIII. John mutilated the Imperial representatives in Rome and had himself reinstated...

with his supporters to Rome. He convenes a synod that deposes Antipope Leo VIII who finds refuge at the court of Otto I. John dispatches a delegation under...

but bandits kill him near An Numaniyah (modern Iran). March 1 – Pope Leo VIII dies after a 13-month reign. He is succeeded by John XIII as the 133rd...

forced baptism of Jews. Leo VII died on 13 July 939, and was interred at St. Peter's Basilica. He was succeeded by Stephen VIII. 9th edition (1880s) of...

Pope Gregory XVI (1831–1846) Pope Leo X (1513–1521) Pope Clement VII (1523–1534) Pope Leo XI (1605) Pope Urban VIII (1623–1644) Pope Alexander VII (1655–1667)...

(1471–1484) Pope Innocent VIII (1484–1492) Pope Alexander VI (1492–1503) Pope Pius III (1503) Pope Julius II (1503–1513) Pope Leo X (1513–1521) Pope Adrian...

Pope Leo XI (Italian: Leone XI; 2 June 1535 – 27 April 1605), born Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal...

Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Μιχαὴλ Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνὸς Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Mikhaēl Doukas Angelos Komnēnos Palaiologos; 1224...

the Catholic Church from 22 May to 23 June 964, in opposition to Pope Leo VIII Pope Benedict VI (died 974), head of the Catholic Church from 19 January...

Doglu, Paolo. "Il papato tra l'impero bizantino e l'Occidente nel VII e VIII secolo," in: Gabriele De Rosa and Giorgio Cracco, ed. (2001). Il papato e...

Pope Clement VIII (Latin: Clemens VIII; Italian: Clemente VIII; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic...

IV Leo V Sergius III Anastasius III Lando John X Leo VI Stephen VII John XI Leo VII Stephen VIII Marinus II Agapetus II John XII Benedict V Leo VIII John...

deposing Pope Benedict V. After Pope Leo VIII had been deposed in 964 by the rival pope John XII in the Synod of Rome, Leo had fled and sought sanctuary with...

dishonorably and instigated an armed rebellion against Otto. December 6 – Pope Leo VIII is appointed to the office of Protonotary and begins his papacy as antipope...