Pope Leo VI
Pope · Italy · Religious Figures · Died 928
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Something wrong?A seventh-century pontiff who ruled during the Saeculum obscurum - the "dark age" - when the papacy had become a pawn of Roman aristocratic families, his seven-month tenure notable mostly for its brevity.
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Born in 880, Leo VI became the 123rd bishop of Rome in June 928, ascending to a throne stripped of much real power. His pontificate unfolded during the Saeculum obscurum, a stretch when Roman noble houses controlled papal elections and the spiritual office had become a political instrument. He ruled as nominal head of the Papal States for just over seven months. He died on 12 February 929, another short reign in a century of them.
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