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131st Roman Pontiff
Benedict V
BENEDICTVS Quintus
Benedetto
131st Successor of St Peter · 964–964 · Rome · b. Rome, Papal States
964
Elected
964
Reign ended
32 days
Length
10th
Century
The Life
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Elected by the people of Rome in opposition to Leo VIII, who was appointed by Emperor Otto I. Accepted his deposition in favour of Leo VIII in 964.
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