Pope Benedict IX (1033-1056), the son of Alberic, count of Tusculum, and nephew of
Benedict VIII, obtained the Papal chair by
simony.
He was deposed in 1044, and Sylvester
? was chosen in his stead. The result was a long and disgraceful schism.
text from the 9th eidtion (1880s) of an unnamed encyclopedia
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