POPE
Pope Benedict V
Pope, Bishop of Rome
Pope Benedict V, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 964–964.
background
Pope Benedict V was the pope and ruler of the Papal States from 22 May to 23 June 964, in opposition to Leo VIII. He was overthrown by Emperor Otto I. His brief pontificate occurred at the end of a period known as the Saeculum obscurum.
summary
Pope Benedict V, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 964–964.
papacy Start
964
papacy End
964