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* [[January 29]] &ndash; Pope [[Pope Sergius III|Sergius III]] succeeds [[Pope Leo V|Leo V]] and the deposed Antipope [[Antipope Christopher|Christopher]] (both of whom are murdered or [[exile]]d) as the 119th [[pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]]. The ascension of Sergius marks the beginning of the [[Saeculum obscurum|Pornocracy]] ('rule of the whores'), which will last for 150 years. During this time, the [[clergy]] will be sidelined and rule over [[Rome]] is dominated by the Roman [[nobility]].
* Sergius III allies himself with [[Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum|Theophylact I]], count of [[Tusculum]], who becomes ruler of Rome and the papal administration. Sergius rewards him (for his support and rise of power) with the position of ''[[Vestararius|sacri palatii vestararius]]'' and essentially becomes his puppet.
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