Editing Antipope Boniface VII (section)

===Under Benedict VI===
When [[Pope John XIII]], born Giovanni Crescentius, of the powerful Roman [[Crescentii]] family, died on 6 September 972, the majority of the electors who adhered to the imperial faction, elected [[Pope Benedict VI|Benedict]], cardinal deacon of the church of Saint Theodore. The anti-imperial faction led by the Crescentii, supported Franco. Benedict was consecrated on 19 January 973 but lacked the support of much of the Roman aristocracy.<ref name=oester/> On 7 May 973 Otto the Great died, and [[Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto II]] took over. Otto II's preoccupation with events in Germany created an opportunity for the Roman aristocracy to rebel against the imperial administration.