Theophylacti of Tusculum
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The Theophylacti of Tusculum were a powerful Roman aristocratic dynasty that dominated papal politics in the 10th and 11th centuries, frequently installing family members as popes.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman aristocratic dynasty
ⓘ
noble family ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle | Count of Tusculum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | mid-11th century ⓘ |
| dominated | papal elections ⓘ |
| exercisedPowerOver |
papal states administration
ⓘ
papal succession ⓘ |
| governedCity | Tusculum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | corruption and nepotism in papal politics ⓘ |
| influenced | papal politics ⓘ |
| influencedInstitution | Roman Church hierarchy ⓘ |
| installedAsPopes | family members ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dominating the papacy in the 10th and 11th centuries
ⓘ
hereditary influence on the papal throne ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rome
ⓘ
Tusculum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alberic II of Spoleto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alberic III of Tusculum NERFINISHED ⓘ Benedict IX NERFINISHED ⓘ Benedict VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregory I of Tusculum NERFINISHED ⓘ John XIX NERFINISHED ⓘ Marozia NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanus of Tusculum NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodora NERFINISHED ⓘ Theophylact I of Tusculum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
German emperors
ⓘ
reform papacy ⓘ |
| politicalBase |
Rome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tusculum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStrategy |
control of the Roman militia
ⓘ
manipulation of papal elections ⓘ marriage alliances ⓘ |
| powerType | secular control over the papacy ⓘ |
| producedPope |
Benedict IX
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benedict VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ John XIX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lazio ⓘ |
| relatedHistoricalPeriod |
Saeculum obscurum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pornocracy of the papacy ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialClass | Roman nobility ⓘ |
| timeOfGreatestInfluence | early 11th century ⓘ |
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