Pope Benedict VI
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| Benedict VI | |
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| Papacy began | 19 January 973 |
| Papacy ended | June 974 |
| Predecessor | John XIII |
| Successor | Benedict VII |
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| Birth name | ??? |
| Born | ??? Rome, Papal States |
| Died | June 974 Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire |
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Pope Benedict VI (died June 974) was pope from 19 January 19 973 to June 974.
He was born in Rome as the son of Hildebrand. He was chosen with great ceremony and installed as pope under the protection of the Emperor Otto I (936–973) on 19 January 973.[1] During his pontificate, Benedict VI confirmed the privileges of some of the monasteries and churches. On the death of the emperor, the people of Rome confined him in the Castel Sant'Angelo. After a period of less than two months, he was strangled by order of Crescentius I, the son of the notorious Theodora, to prevent his release by Sicco, the imperial envoy of Otto's son Otto II.[2]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed (1913). "Pope Benedict VI". Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.
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Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Pope Benedict VI. |
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- 9th edition (1880s) of the Encyclopædia Britannica
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| Preceded by John XIII |
Pope 973–974 |
Succeeded by Benedict VII |
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