Editing List of popes (section)

==== 10th century ====
{{pope list begin|title=Popes of the 10th century}}
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| 118
| 30 July 903 –<br>December 903<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|903|07|30|903|12|01}})}}
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| '''[[Pope Leo V|Leo V]]'''<br>{{small|'''LEO''' Quintus}}
| Leo
| [[Ardea (RM)|Ardea]], Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Deposed and murdered.
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| October 903 –<br> January 904<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|903|10|01|904|01|01}})}}
| 
| ''[[Antipope Christopher|Christopher]]''<br>{{small|'''''CHRISTOFORVS'''''}}
| Christoforus
| style="font-size:85%"| Rome, Papal States
| style="font-size:85%"| 
| style="font-size:85%"| Subject and later the claimant of the throne of the [[Papal States]]. In opposition to [[Pope Leo V|Leo V]].
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| 119
| 29 January 904 –<br>14 April 911<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|904|01|29|911|04|14}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Sergius III|Sergius III]]'''<br>{{small|'''SERGIVS''' Tertius}}
| Sergius
| c. 860 Rome, Papal States
| 44 / 51
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. ''[[Saeculum obscurum]]'' began. First pope to be depicted with the [[papal tiara]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 120
| 14 April 911 –<br>June 913<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|911|04|14|913|06|01}})}}
| [[File:Stato della chiesa, denaro di anastasio III, 911-913.JPG|80px]]
| '''[[Pope Anastasius III|Anastasius III]]'''<br>{{small|'''ANASTASIVS''' Tertius}}
| Anastasius
| c. 865 Rome, Papal States
| 46 / 48
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 121
| 7 July 913 –<br>5 February 914<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|913|07|07|914|02|05}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Lando|Lando]]'''<br>{{small|'''LANDO'''}}
| Lando
| [[Sabina (region)|Sabina]], Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Last to use a new and non-composed regnal name until [[Pope Francis|Francis]] (2013–2025).
}}
{{pope list item
| 122
| March 914 –<br>28 May 928<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|914|03|01|928|05|28}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope John X|John X]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Decimus}}
| Ioannes
| [[Borgo Tossignano|Tossignano]], Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]].
}}
{{pope list item
| 123
| 28 May 928 –<br>February 929<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|928|05|28|929|02|01}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Leo VI|Leo VI]]'''<br>{{small|'''LEO''' Sextus}}
| Leo
| c. 880 Rome, Papal States
| 48 / 40
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]].
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{{pope list item
| 124
| 3 February 929 –<br>13 February 931<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|929|02|03|931|02|13}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Stephen VII|Stephen VII]]'''<br>{{small|'''STEPHANVS''' Septimus}}
| Stephanus de Gabrielli
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Sometimes called Stephen VIII.
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{{pope list item
| 125
| 15 March 931 –<br>December 935<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|931|03|15|935|12|01}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope John XI|John XI]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Undecimus}}
| Ioannes
| c. 910 Rome, Papal States
| 21 / 25
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Probably, according to the ''[[Liber Pontificalis]]'' and [[Liutprand of Cremona]], the son of [[Pope Sergius III|Sergius III]], who was [[Marozia]]'s husband, and not of [[Alberic I of Spoleto]].
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{{pope list item
| 126
| 3 January 936 –<br>13 July 939<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|936|01|03|939|07|13}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Leo VII|Leo VII]]'''<br>{{small|'''LEO''' Septimus}}
| Leo, [[Order of Saint Benedict|O.S.B.]]
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Member of the [[Order of Saint Benedict]].
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{{pope list item
| 127
| 14 July 939 –<br>30 October 942<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|939|07|14|942|10|30}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Stephen VIII|Stephen VIII]]'''<br>{{small|'''STEPHANVS''' Octavus}}
| Stephanus
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Sometimes called Stephen IX.
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{{pope list item
| 128
| 30 October 942 –<br>1 May 946<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|942|10|30|946|05|01}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Marinus II|Marinus II]]'''<br>{{small|'''MARINVS''' Secundus}}
| Marinus
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Erroneously also known as Martin III.
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{{pope list item
| 129
| 10 May 946 –<br>8 November 955<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|946|05|10|955|11|08}})}}
| [[File:Orazio samacchini, Ottone I restituisce i territori della Chiesa a papa Agapito II, 1564-65, 03 (Papa Agapito II).jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Pope Agapetus II|Agapetus II]]'''<br>{{small|'''AGAPETVS''' Secundus}}
| Agapetus
| c. 911 Rome, Papal States
| 35 / 44
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]].
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{{pope list item
| 130
| 16 December 955 –<br>6 December 963<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|955|12|16|963|12|06}})}}
| [[File:Otto I begegnet Papst Johannes XII (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Pope John XII|John XII]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Duodecimus}}
| Ottaviano
| c. 930–37 Rome, Papal States
| 18–25 / 26–33 (†27–34)
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Third pope not to use his personal name (Ottaviano). Crowned Emperor [[Otto the Great|Otto I]] in 962. Deposed in 963 by Emperor Otto I invalidly.
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| 6 December 963 –<br>26 February 964<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|963|12|06|964|02|26}})}}
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| ''[[Pope Leo VIII|Leo VIII]]''<br>{{small|'''''LEO''' Octavus''}}
| Leo
| style="font-size:85%"| c. 915 Rome, Papal States
| style="font-size:85%"| 48 / 49 (†50)
| style="font-size:85%"| Subject and later the claimant of the throne of the [[Papal States]]. Appointed [[antipope]] by Emperor Otto I in 963 in opposition to [[Pope John XII|John XII]] and [[Pope Benedict V|Benedict V]]. His pontificate from 963 to 964 is considered illegitimate by today's Catholic Church.
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| 130
| 26 February 964 –<br>14 May 964<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|964|02|26|964|05|14}})}}
| [[File:Otto I begegnet Papst Johannes XII (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Pope John XII|John XII]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Duodecimus}}
| Ottaviano
| c. 930–37 Rome, Papal States
| 27–34 / 27–34
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Possibly murdered in 964. End of the ''[[Saeculum obscurum]]''.
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{{pope list item
| 131
| 22 May 964 –<br>23 June 964<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|964|05|22|964|06|23}})}}
| [[File:Scherbe vom Grab Benedikt V (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Pope Benedict V|Benedict V]]'''<br>{{small|'''BENEDICTVS''' Quintus}}
| Benedetto
| Rome, Papal States
|
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Elected by the people of Rome in opposition to [[Pope Leo VIII|Leo VIII]], who was appointed by Emperor Otto I. Accepted his deposition in 964, leaving Leo VIII as the sole pope.
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{{pope list item
| 132
| 23 June 964 –<br>1 March 965<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|964|06|23|965|03|01}})}}
|
| '''[[Pope Leo VIII|Leo VIII]]'''<br>{{small|'''LEO''' Octavus}}
| Leo
| c. 915 Rome, Papal States
| 49 / 50
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. His pontificate after the deposition of [[Pope Benedict V|Benedict V]] is considered legitimate by today's Catholic Church.
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{{pope list item
| 133
| 1 October 965 –<br>6 September 972<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|965|10|01|972|09|06}})}}
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| '''[[Pope John XIII|John XIII]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Tertius Decimus}}
| Giovanni dei [[Crescentii|Crescenzi]]
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Chronicled after his death as "the Good".
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{{pope list item
| 134
| 19 January 973 –<br>8 June 974<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|973|01|19|974|06|08}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Benedict VI|Benedict VI]]'''<br>{{small|'''BENEDICTVS''' Sextus}}
| Benedetto
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. Was of [[Lombards|Lombard]] ethnicity. Deposed and murdered.
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| July 974 –<br>July 974<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|974|07|01|974|07|31}})}}
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| ''[[Antipope Boniface VII|Boniface VII]]''<br>{{small|'''''BONIFATIVS''' Septimus''}}
| Francone Ferucci
| style="font-size:85%"| Rome, Papal States
| style="font-size:85%"| 
| style="font-size:85%"| Subject and later the claimant of the throne of the [[Papal States]], born Francone Ferucci. In opposition to [[Pope Benedict VI|Benedict VI]] and [[Pope Benedict VII|Benedict VII]].
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| 135
| October 974 –<br>10 July 983<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|974|10|01|983|07|10}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Benedict VII|Benedict VII]]'''<br>{{small|'''BENEDICTVS''' Septimus}}
| Benedetto
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]].
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{{pope list item
| 136
| December 983 –<br>20 August 984<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|983|12|01|984|08|20}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope John XIV|John XIV]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Quartus Decimus}}
| Pietro Canepanova
| [[Pavia]], [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Kingdom of Italy]]
| 
| Subject of the [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Kingdom of Italy]]. Fourth pope not to use his personal name (Pietro Canepanova).
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| 20 August 984 –<br>20 July 985<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|984|08|20|985|07|20}})}}
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| ''[[Antipope Boniface VII|Boniface VII]]''<br>{{small|'''BONIFATIVS''' Septimus}}
| Francone Ferucci
| style="font-size:85%"| Rome, Papal States
| style="font-size:85%"| 
| style="font-size:85%"| Subject and later the claimant of the throne of the [[Papal States]]. In opposition to [[Pope John XIV|John XIV]] and [[Pope John XV|John XV]].
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| 137
| 20 August 985 –<br>1 April 996<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|985|08|20|996|04|01}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope John XV|John XV]]'''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Quintus Decimus}}
| Giovanni di Gallina Alba
| Rome, Papal States
| 
| Subject and later the sovereign of the [[Papal States]]. First pope to formally canonize a saint.
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{{pope list item
| 138
| 3 May 996 –<br>18 February 999<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|996|05|03|999|02|18}})}}
| 
| '''[[Pope Gregory V|Gregory V]]'''<br>{{small|'''GREGORIVS''' Quintus}}
| Bruno von Kärnten
| c. 972 [[Stainach-Pürgg|Stainach]], [[Duchy of Carinthia]]
| 24 / 27
| Subject of the [[Duchy of Carinthia]]. First official [[Germans|German]] pope. Fifth pope not to use his personal name (Bruno). Henceforth, this decision became tradition among the future popes.
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| April 997 –<br>February 998<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|997|04|01|998|02|01}})}}
| 
| ''[[Antipope John XVI|John XVI]]''<br>{{small|'''IOANNES''' Sextus Decimus}}
| Iōánnēs Philágathos, [[Order of Saint Benedict|O.S.B.]]
| style="font-size:85%"| c. 945 [[Rossano|Rossanum]], Calabria, Italy, Eastern Roman Empire
| style="font-size:85%"| 52 / 53 (†56)
| style="font-size:85%"| [[Byzantine Empire|(Eastern) Roman]] citizen. In opposition to [[Pope Gregory V|Gregory V]].
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| 139
| 2 April 999 –<br>12 May 1003<br>{{small|({{Age in years and days|999|04|02|1003|05|12}})}}
| [[File:Meister der Reichenauer Schule 002 (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Pope Sylvester II|Sylvester II]]'''<br>{{small|'''SILVESTER''' Secundus}}
| Gerbert d'Aurillac, [[Order of Saint Benedict|O.S.B.]]
| c. 945 [[Saint-Simon, Cantal|Belliac]], [[West Francia|Kingdom of the West Franks]]
| 53 / 57
| Subject of the [[West Francia|Kingdom of the West Franks]] (later renamed [[Kingdom of France]]). First [[French people|French]] ([[Occitania|Occitan]]) pope. Member of the [[Order of Saint Benedict]].
}}
{{pope list end}}