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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pope Leo VIII canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| 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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