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130th Roman Pontiff
John XII
IOANNES Duodecimus
Ottaviano
130th Successor of St Peter · 955–963 · Rome · b. –37 Rome, Papal States
955
Elected
963
Reign ended
8 years
Length
10th
Century
The Life
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Third pope not to use his personal name (Ottaviano). Crowned Emperor Otto I in 962. Deposed in 963 by Emperor Otto I invalidly.
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