John XIII
Head of the Catholic Church from 965 to 972
d. 6 Sep 972
133rd Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 6 Oct 965–6 Sep 972
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 133 · 6 Oct 965 – 6 Sep 972
Pope John XIII was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1 October 965 to his death. His pontificate was caught up in the continuing conflict between the Holy Roman emperor, Otto I, and the Roman nobility. After long and arduous negotiations, he succeeded in arranging a Byzantine marriage for Otto II, in an effort to legitimize the Ottonian claim to imperial dignity. He also established church hierarchy in Poland and Bohemia.
Related people
- Giovanni Crescenzi child of · traditional
- Theodora II of Tusculum child of · traditional
- Crescentius the Elder sibling of · traditional
- Benedict V succeeded · inferred
- Leo VIII succeeded · traditional
- Benedict VI preceded · traditional
Places
- Rome ministry
- Papal States ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.