Pope Benedict IX (1033-1056), the son of Alberic, count of Tusculum, and nephew of Benedict VIII, obtained the Papal chair by simony. |
Benedict IX, Pope (1033-1045), the son of Alberic, count of Tusculum, and nephew of Benedict VIII, obtained the Papal chair by simony. |
:preceded by [Pope John XIX]? (1024-1032) :succeeded by [Pope Sylvester III]? (1045) |
He was deposed in 1044, and Sylvester? was chosen in his stead. The result was a long and disgraceful schism.
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