Benedict V

pope

b. c. 900 · d. 4 Jul 965

132nd Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 27 May 964–23 Jun 964

Offices

Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 132 · 27 May 964 – 23 Jun 964

Pope Benedict V was the pope and 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 the end of a period known as the Saeculum obscurum.

Related people

John XII succeeded · traditional
Leo VIII succeeded · inferred
John XIII preceded · inferred
Leo VIII preceded · traditional

Places

Rome ministry
Hamburg death
Papal States ministry

How we know

Recorded as a historical figure.

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