POPE
Pope Benedict VI
Pope, Bishop of Rome
Pope Benedict VI, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 973–974.
background
Pope Benedict VI was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 19 January 973 to his death in 974. His brief pontificate occurred in the political context of the establishment of the Holy Roman Empire, during the transition between the reigns of Otto I and Otto II, incorporating the struggle for power of Roman aristocratic families such as the Crescentii.
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Pope Benedict VI, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 973–974.
papacy Start
973
papacy End
974

