Pope Benedict V
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Updated 2026-05-29
Briefly held the papal throne in 964 before Emperor Otto I deposed him in favor of a rival pope. His month-long stint epitomized the Saeculum obscurum, when the papacy was less "holy" and more "political pawn.
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Pope Benedict V was the pope and ruler of the Papal States from 22 May to 23 June 964, in opposition to Leo VIII. He was overthrown by Emperor Otto I. His brief pontificate occurred at the end of a period known as the Saeculum obscurum.
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