Counts of Tusculum

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The Counts of Tusculum were a powerful noble family near Rome who dominated papal politics in the 10th–12th centuries, frequently installing their own members as popes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval Italian dynasty
noble family
activeInPeriod 10th century
11th century
12th century
conflictWith reforming papal factions
country Papal States NERFINISHED
declinePeriod 12th century
ethnicGroup Italians NERFINISHED
hasMember Alberic II of Spoleto NERFINISHED
Gregory I of Tusculum NERFINISHED
Gregory II of Tusculum NERFINISHED
Gregory III of Tusculum NERFINISHED
Gregory IV of Tusculum NERFINISHED
Gregory V of Tusculum NERFINISHED
Gregory VI of Tusculum NERFINISHED
Gregory VII of Tusculum NERFINISHED
Marozia NERFINISHED
Ptolemy I of Tusculum NERFINISHED
Ptolemy II of Tusculum NERFINISHED
Ptolemy III of Tusculum NERFINISHED
Ptolemy IV of Tusculum NERFINISHED
Ptolemy V of Tusculum NERFINISHED
Ptolemy VI of Tusculum NERFINISHED
Raino II of Tusculum NERFINISHED
Raino of Tusculum NERFINISHED
Romanus of Tusculum NERFINISHED
Theophylact I of Tusculum NERFINISHED
Theophylact II of Tusculum NERFINISHED
historicalReputation symbol of aristocratic control of the papacy
installedAsPope Pope Benedict IX NERFINISHED
Pope Benedict VIII NERFINISHED
Pope John XIX NERFINISHED
knownFor dominating papal politics
installing family members as popes
languageOfFamily Latin
locatedIn Tusculum NERFINISHED
locatedNear Rome NERFINISHED
memberOf Roman aristocracy
nobleTitle count
politicalInfluenceOn Papacy NERFINISHED
politicalSystem feudalism
powerBase Rome NERFINISHED
Tusculum NERFINISHED
region Lazio
relatedToPope Pope Benedict IX NERFINISHED
Pope Benedict VIII NERFINISHED
Pope John XI NERFINISHED
Pope John XII NERFINISHED
Pope John XIX NERFINISHED

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Tusculum medievalLordship Counts of Tusculum