Pope Leo VIII

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Pope Leo VIII was a 10th-century pope whose controversial election during the tumultuous politics of the Holy Roman Empire led to disputes over his legitimacy and overlapping papal claimants.

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Pope Leo VIII canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
human
pope
appointedBy Holy Roman Emperor Otto I NERFINISHED
associatedWith Holy Roman Empire politics
Roman Synods of the 960s NERFINISHED
authorityQuestionedBy later canonists and historians
birthName Leo NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 10th century
conflict papal dispute with Pope Benedict V
papal dispute with Pope John XII
consideredByOthers legitimate pope
consideredBySome antipope
countryOfCitizenship Papal States
deathDate 965
deathPlace Rome
electionCharacterizedAs imperially imposed
irregular
era Ottonian period
governedFrom Rome NERFINISHED
historicalContext struggle between papal independence and imperial control
installedAsPopeDuring intervention of Otto I in Rome
languageOfChurch Latin
notableFor controversial election as pope
disputed legitimacy as pope
overlapping papal claims with John XII and Benedict V
opposedBy Roman aristocracy NERFINISHED
supporters of Pope John XII
papacyEnd 965
papacyStart 963
papalChronologyIssue overlapping reigns with John XII and Benedict V
papalNameNumber Leo VIII NERFINISHED
papalTitle Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Christ NERFINISHED
positionHeld Pope
surface form: Bishop of Rome

Pope
predecessor Pope John XII NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Lateran Palace NERFINISHED
Rome
seeAlso Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
Pope Benedict V NERFINISHED
Pope John XII NERFINISHED
successor Pope Benedict V NERFINISHED
Pope John XIII NERFINISHED
supportedBy Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED

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Pope John XII successor Pope Leo VIII