2006 Pope Benedict XVI quotes a criticism of the Islamic faith leading to mass protests
2005 Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, becomes the 265th pope
1998 Pope John Paul II condemns U.S. embargo against Cuba
1998 Pope John Paul II visits Cuba
1996 Joseph Lee Pope, singer, dies at 62
1995 Andre Frossard, French publicist (Defense of Pope), dies at 80
1995 Michael Caesar, pope of pot, dies of liver cancer at 52
1995 Pope John Paul II begins visit to Australia
1995 Pope John Paul II begins visit to SE Asia
1994 Ernest Clark, actor (Pope Must Die, Gandhi), dies at 82
1994 Pope John Paul II visits Spain
1994 Pope John Paul II demands juristic discrimination of homosexuals
1993 Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 2 days for fractured shoulder
1993 Pope John Paul II publishes encyclical Veritatis splendor
1993 Pope John Paul II begins visit of U.S.
1993 Pope John Paul II visits Mexico
1993 Pope John Paul II publishes Veritatis splendor encyclical
1993 Pope John Paul II hospitalized for Cat Scan test
1993 Pope John Paul II declares Duns Scotus, a saint
1992 Sinead O'Connor rips up a picture of Pope John Paul II on SNL
1992 Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 3 weeks to have tumor removed
1991 Pope John Paul II compares abortion with nazi murders
1991 Pope John Paul II's encyclical on Centesimus annus
1989 U.S.S.R. President Mikhail S Gorbachev meets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican
1989 Pope John Paul II beatifies Victoire Rasoamanarivo of Madagascar
1989 New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner meets with Pope John Paul II
1988 Generoso Pope Jr, National Enquirer owner, dies at 61
1987 Pope John Paul II receives Austrian President Kurt Waldheim
1987 Pope John Paul II beatifies Edith Stein, a Jewish born nun
1986 Pope John Paul II met Rome's Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff at Rome synagogue
1986 Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India
1985 Pope John Paul II declares Titus Brandsma divine
1985 Pope John Paul II arrives in Belgium
1985 Pope John Paul II arrives in Netherlands
1985 Egyptian President Mubarak reappoints Coptic pope Shenuda III
1983 Pope John Paul II pardons man who shot him (Mehmet Ali Agca)
1983 1st visit to Lutheran church by a pope (John Paul II in Rome)
1983 Pope John Paul II names 3 new Dutch bishops
1983 Pope John Paul II visits Poland
1983 Pope John Paul II names 18 new cardinals
1982 Pope John Paul II becomes 1st pontiff to visit Spain
1982 Giovanni Benelli, archbishop of Florence/Pope candidate, dies
1982 Pope John Paul II canonizes Rev M Kolbe, who volunteered to die in place of another inmate at Auschwitz concentration camp, a saint
1982 Pope John Paul II receives PLO leader Yasser Arafat
1982 Pope John Paul II visits Argentina
1982 President Reagan meets Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth
1982 Pope John Paul II is 1st pope to visit Great Britain
1982 Pope John Paul II declares "Peerke" Donders divine
1982 In Fatima Portugal, a Spanish priest with a bayonet is stopped prior to his attempt to attack Pope John Paul II
1982 Pope John Paul II prays for an end to martial law in Poland
1981 Pope John Paul II publishes encyclical "Laborem exercens" against capitalism/marxism
1981 Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 55 days for infection
1981 Pope John Paul II released from hospital after assassination attempt
1981 Attempt on Pope John Paul II by Mehemet Ali Agca
1981 Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St. Peter's Square
1980 Pope John Paul II began 5 day visit to West Germany,
1980 7 die in a stampede to see Pope in Brazil
1980 Pope John Paul II begins African tour
1979 Pope John Paul II is 1st Pope to visit White House
1979 Pope John Paul II begins visit of US
1979 Pope John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit Ireland
1979 Pope John Paul II visits Poland
1979 John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit a communist country (Poland)
1979 Pope John Paul II visits Poland
1979 Pope John Paul ordains John J O'Conner as a bishop
1979 Pope John Paul II's 1st overseas trip as supreme pontiff
1978 Pope John Paul II installed
1978 Funeral services held for Pope John Paul I
1978 John Paul I, Pope for 34 days, dies at 65
1978 John Paul I, [Albino Luciano], Pope (1978), dies after 33 days as pope
1978 Pope John Paul I (Albino Luciani), 263rd Catholic Pope, died
1978 Pope John Paul I, Pope
1978 Pope John Paul I officially installed as 264th supreme pontiff
1978 Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice becomes Pope John Paul I
1978 Funeral of Pope Paul VI
1978 Thousands of mourners file past body of Pope Paul VI
1978 Paul VI, [Giovanni Montini], Italian Pope (1963-78), dies at 80
1978 Pope Paul VI, Italian Pope
1977 Pope Paul VI makes 19th-cen bishop John Neumann 1st U.S. male saint
1975 Pope Paul VI named J Willebrands archbishop of Utrecht
1975 Pope Paul VI declares Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton 1st U.S. saint
1974 Pope Paul VI encyclical "To Honor Mary"
1973 Eddie Pope, Greensboro, North Carolina, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 In audience with Italian cyclists, Pope Paul VI praises athletes who "offer the magnificent show of a healthy, strong, generous youth"
1973 Patriarch Shenuda II of Kopitisch church visits the pope
1973 Pope Paul VI publishes constitution motu proprio Quo aptius
1973 Pope Paul VI has an audience with Golda Meir at Vatican
1972 Mark Pope, NBA forward for the Indiana Pacers
1970 Pope Paul VI wounded in chest during a visit to Philippines by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest
1970 Marquez Pope, NFL cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers
1969 Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Sacra Ritum Congregation
1969 Pope Paul VI names JGM Willebrands cardinal
1969 Marvin Pope, CFL defensive end for the Calgary Stampeders
1968 1st papal visit to Latin America (Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota)
1968 Pope Paul VI opens Eucharistic congress in Bogota
1968 Pope Paul VI, in an encyclical entitled "Humanae Vitae" (Of Human Life), declares any artificial forms of birth control prohibited
1968 Pope Paul VI encyclical against On regulation of birth
1967 Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae
1967 Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Pro comperto sane
1967 Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals
1967 Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Sacerdotalis coelibatus
1967 Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals, including Karol Wojtyla, archbishop of Krakow, who later became Pope John Paul II
1967 Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Populorum progressio
1965 Pope Paul VI signs 2nd Vatican council
1965 Pope Paul VI and Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras I simultaneously lift mutual excommunications that led to split of 2 churches in 1054
1965 Pope Paul VI proclaims Jews not collectively guilty for crucifixion
1965 Pope Paul VI becomes 1st Pope to visit Western Hemisphere (UN)
1965 Pope Paul VI named MR Perey bishop's helper of New Orleans
1965 Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Mysterium Fidei
1964 Pope Paul VI signs 3rd sitting of 2nd Vatican council
1964 Pope Paul VI gives tiara to poor
1964 Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Ecclesiam Suam
1964 Pope Paul VI visits Jordan and Israel
1963 Pope Paul VI closes 2nd session of 2nd Vatican Council
1963 Pope Paul opens 2nd sitting of 2nd Vatican council
1963 Cardinal Montini elected Pope Paul VI, 262nd head of RC Church
1963 Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) succeeds John XXIII
1963 John XXIII, [Angelo G Roncalli], Pope (1958-63), dies at 81
1963 Pope John XXIII, Italian Pope
1962 2nd Vatican Council (21st ecumenical) convened by Pope John XXIII
1962 Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro
1961 Pope John XXIII publishes encyclical Mater et magistrate
1961 Pope John XXIII publishes encyclical Mater et Magistra
1960 Pope John raises the 1st Japanese, 1st African and 1st Filipino cardinal
1959 Pope John XXIII publishes encyclical Princeps Pastorum
1959 Pope John XXIII publishes encyclical Sacerdotii nostri primordia
1959 Pope John XXIII 1st encyclical "On truth, unity, and peace, in charity"
1959 Pope John XXIII proclaims 2nd Vatican council
1958 Angelo G. Roncalli crowned as pope John XXIII
1958 Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII
1958 Pius XII, [Eugenio Pacelli], Pope (1939-58), dies at 82
1958 Pope Pius XII publishes his 39th and last encyclical Meminisse juvat
1957 Pope Pius XII encyclical On motion pictures, radio, TV
1957 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Le pelerinage De Lourdes
1957 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Invicti Athletae
1957 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Fidei Donum
1956 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Datis nuperrime
1956 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Laetamur admodum
1956 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Luctuosissimi eventus
1956 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Haurietis aquas
1956 Eric Roberts, born in Mississippi, actor, Pope of Greenwich Village, King of Gypsies
1955 Pope Pius XII encyclical on sacred music and popular music
1955 Pope Pius XII ex-communicates Argentine President Juan Peron
1954 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ad caeli Reginam
1954 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ad Sinarum gentem
1954 Pope Pius X canonized a saint
1954 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ecclesiae fastos
1954 Pope Pius X issues holy declaration
1954 Pope Pius XII encyclical "Sacra virginitas" (On consecrated virginity)
1953 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Fulgeno corona
1953 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Doctor Mellifluus
1952 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Orientales Ecclesias
1951 Kenneth Pope, NFLer
1951 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ingruentium Malorum
1951 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Sempiternus Rex
1951 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Evangelii praecones
1951 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Evangelii praecones
1950 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud
1950 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Humani generis
1950 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Summi maeroris
1950 Pope Pius XII encyclical "On combating atheistic propaganda"
1949 Pope Pius XII excommunicates communist catholics
1949 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Redemptoris nostri
1948 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical In Multiplicibus Curis
1948 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Auspicia quaedam
1947 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax
1947 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mediator Dei
1947 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Fulgens radiatur
1946 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Quemadmodum
1945 Pope Pius XII encyclical Orientals omnes, about Rutheense church
1945 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Communium interpretes dolorum
1944 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Orientals Ecclesiae
1943 Pope Pius XII encyclical on Divine spirit
1943 Pope Pius XII receives German ambassador baron von Weizsacker
1943 Pope Pius XII encyclical Mystic Corporis (mystic body of Christ)
1942 Free-Poland and Belgium asks pope to condemn nazi-war crimes
1939 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Sertum laetitiae
1939 Pope Pius XII publishes his 1st encyclical Summi pontificatus
1939 U.S. recognizes Franco government in Spain at end of Spanish civil war Pope Pius XII congratulates Generalissimo Franco's victory in Spain
1939 Pope Pius XII crowned in Vatican ceremonies
1939 Eugenio Pacelli chosen as Pope Pius XII
1939 Pius XI, [Ambrogio D A Ratti], Italian Pope (1922-39), dies at 81
1937 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini redemptoris against communism
1937 Pope Pius XI publishes anti-nazi-encyclical Mit brennender Sorge
1936 Charles Pope, U.S. soul singer, Tams-Hey Girl Don't Bother Me
1936 Pope Pius XI encyclical to U.S. bishops "On motion pictures"
1936 Pope Pius XI receives Anton Mussert, Dutch Nazi collaborator
1935 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Ad Catholici Sacerdotii
1933 Joseph Pope, U.S. singer, Hey Girl Don't Bother Me
1933 Pope Pius XI encyclical "On oppression of the Church in Spain"
1931 Pope Pius XI encyclical On economic crisis
1931 Pope Pius XI encyclical on Nun abbiamo bisogno Mussolini
1931 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Quadragesimo anno
1929 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini illius magistri
1929 Nigel Hawthorne, actor, Tartuffe, Pope John Paul II
1928 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Mortalium animos (against oecumene)
1927 Pope Benedict XVI, German Clergyman
1926 Pope Pius XI convicts fascist pursuit in Italy
1926 Pope Pius XI encyclical On persecution of Church in Mexico
1926 Pope Pius XI names J E van Roey archbishop of Malines Belgium
1925 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Quas Primas
1925 Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop
1924 Pope Pius XI's encyclical Maximam gravissimamque
1923 Pope Pius XI speaks against allies occupying Ruhrgebied
1922 Pope Pius XI pleas for peace: encyclical Ubi arcano
1922 Pope Pius XI calls on Belgian people to unite
1922 Cardinal Achille Ratti elected Pope Pius XI
1922 Benedictus XV, [Giacomo Markies D Chiesa], pope (1914-22), dies at 67
1921 Pope Benedictus XV donates 1 million lire to feed Russians
1921 Pope Benedictus XV publishes encyclical Alcohol Paraclitus
1921 Pope Benedict XV encyclical "On Dante"
1920 Pope Benedictus XV publishes encyclical Pacem Dei
1920 Pope John Paul II, Polish Pope
1920 John Paul II, [Karol Wojtyla], Poland, Pope, 1978-
1919 Pope Benedictus XV states Roman Catholics political/business views
1919 Pope Benedictus XV publishes encyclical In hac tanta
1918 John Paul II, [Karol Wojtyla], 264th Roman Catholic pope, 1978-
1914 Pope Benedict XV calls for peace
1914 Pope Benedictus Xv's encyclical Ad beatissimi, against integrity
1914 Cardinal Giacome della Chiesa becomes Pope Benedict XV
1914 Pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies
1912 John Paul I, [Albino Luciano], 263rd Roman Catholic pope, 1978
1912 Pope John Paul I, Pope
1912 Pope Gregory IX, dies
1911 George Pope, cricketer, Eng pace bowler, 1-49 and 0-36 in his only Test
1910 Pope's encyclical on Editae Saepe, against church reformers
1909 Francis Bacon, born in Ireland, painter, Study for a Pope
1907 Pope decree forbids modernization of theology
1906 Pope Pius X bans Associations cults
1906 Pope encyclical against separation of church and state
1905 Pope Pius X publishes encyclical Vehementer nos
1904 Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a priest.
1904 Pope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen
1903 Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto of Venice elected Pope Pius X
1903 Giuseppe Sarto elected Pope Pius X
1903 Leo XIII, [Vincenzo G Pecci], Pope (1878-1903), dies at 93
1902 Pope Leo XIII encyclical "On Church in US"
1901 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Graves De Communi Re
1900 Pope Leo XIII encyclical to Greek-Melkite rite
1899 Allen Tate, U.S., poet, Mr Pope and Other Poems
1897 Pope Paul VI, [Giovanni Montini], 262nd Roman Catholic pope, 1963-78
1893 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Providentissimus Deus
1891 Pope Leo XIII's encyclical "Rerum novarum" published
1891 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Rerum novarum
1890 Pope Leo XIII encyclical On slavery in missions
1890 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Sapientiae Christianae
1888 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Libertas
1885 Pope Leo XIII proclaims extraordinary jubilee
1885 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Immortale Dei
1885 Virginia Pope, New York Times
1884 Pope Leo XIII encyclical "On Freemasonry"
1881 John XXIII, [Angelo Roncalli], Bergamo Italy, 261st pope, 1958-63
1881 Pope John XXIII, Italian Pope
1881 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Diuturnum illud
1880 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Arcanum about Christian marriage
1879 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Aeterni Patris
1878 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Quod apostolici muneris (socialism)
1878 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Inscrutabili
1878 Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85
1876 Pius XII, [Euhenio MGG Pacelli], 260th Pope, 1939-58
1874 Pope Pius IX proclaims a jubilee for 1875
1874 Pope Pius IX encyclical "On Greek-Ruthenian rite"
1874 John Russell Pope, U.S., architect, Jefferson Memorial
1873 Pope Pius IX encyclical "On the Church in Armenia"
1870 Pope Pius IX surrenders to King Victor Emmanuel
1867 Pope Pius IX declares Gorcumse holy martyrs
1865 Pope Pius IX visits Suriname
1864 Pope Pius IX publishes encyclical Quanta cura ("Syllabus errorum")
1863 Pope Pius IX encyclical On persecution in New Grenada
1862 U.S. Army of Virginia established under Gen John Pope
1862 General Pope lays siege in front of New Madrid
1860 American College established in Rome by Pope Pius IX
1857 Mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX)
1857 Pius XI, [Ambrogio DA Ratti], Italy, 259th Pope, 1922-39
1854 Pope Pius IX proclaims Immaculate Conception, makes Mary, free of Original Sin
1854 Benedict XV, [Giacomo PGB marques della Chiessa], 258th Pope, 1914-22
1854 Pope Pius IX encyclical "On persecution of Armenians"
1853 Pope Pius IX recovers Catholic hierarchy in Netherlands
1847 Pope Pius IX encyclical "On aid for Ireland"
1846 Gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari]/Mauro, Pope dies at 80
1835 Pius X, [Giuseppe Sarto], 257th Roman Catholic pope, 1903-14
1834 Pope Gregory XVI's encyclical "Singulari nos" published
1830 Pius VIII, [Francesco S Castiglioni], Ital Pope (1829-30), dies at 69
1829 Pope Pius VIII issues his program for pontificate
1829 Leo XII, [Annibale Sermattei], Italian Pope (1823-29), dies at 68
1827 Dutch King Willem I/Pope Leo XII sign concord
1824 Pope Leo XII proclaims a universal jubilee
1823 Pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], Pope (1800-23), dies at 83
1822 John Pope, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1892
1820 Xavier F M G, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister to Pope, in Rome
1817 Leroy Pope Walker, U.S. lawyer/Confederate minister of War, 1861
1814 Pope Pius VII reinstates Jesuits
1810 Leo XIII, 257th Roman Catholic pope, 1878-1903
1810 Leo XIII, [Vincenzo G Pecci], 256th pope, 1878-1903
1804 Napoleon Bonaparte crowned emperor of France in Paris by Pope Pius VII
1801 Pope Pius VII and 1st consul Napoleon sign concord
1800 Pope Pius VII calls on French bishops to return to Gospel principles
1800 Luigi Chiaramonti crowned Pope Pius VII
1799 Pius VI, [Giovanni A Braschi], Italian Pope (1775-99), dies at 71
1792 Pius IX "Pio Nono", [Giovanni-Maria Mastai-Ferretti], Pope, 1846-78
1791 Pope condemns France's Civil Constitution of the clergy
1775 Pope Pius VI encyclical on the problems of the pontificate
1775 Angelo Braschi chosen as Pope Pius VI
1774 Clement XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74), dies
1774 Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee
1773 Pope Clemens XIV bans Jesuits
1769 Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee
1769 Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75
1766 Pope Clement XIII warns On dangers of anti-Christian writings
1765 Gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari/Mauro], Italy, Pope
1761 Pius VIII, [Francesco S Castiglioni], Italy, 253rd Pope, 1829-30
1760 Leo XII, [Annibale Sermattei], Italy, Pope, 1823-29
1759 Pope Clement XIII allows Bible to be translated into various languages
1758 Benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Pope (1740-58), dies at 83
1753 Ferdinand VI of Spain and Pope Benedictus XIV sign concord
1752 Pope Stephen II elected to succeed Zacharias, died 2 days later
1744 Alexander Pope, English poet (Eloisa to Abelard), dies at 56
1741 Pope Benedict XIV encyclical forbidding traffic in alms
1740 Pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope, 1800-23
1740 Prospero Lambertini chosen Pope Benedictus XIV
1740 Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87
1732 Pope Clement XII renews anti-Jewish laws of Rome
1730 Lorenzo Corsini chosen as Pope Clemens XII
1730 Benedict XIII, [Pietro F Orsini], Pope (1724-30), dies at 81
1724 Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Pope (1721-24), dies at 68
1721 Michelangiolo dei Conti replaces Pope Clement XI, as Innocent XIII
1721 Clement XI, [Giovanni F Albani], Italian Pope (1700-21), dies at 71
1717 Pius VI, [Giovanni A Braschi], Italy, Pope, 1775-99
1714 Parliament of Paris accepts Pope Clemens XI's "Unigenitus" degree
1713 Pope Clemens XI publishes degree "Unigenitus" against Jansenism"
1705 Clemens XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope, 1769-74
1700 Cardinal Francesco Albani elected Pope Clemens XI
1700 Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700), dies at 85
1693 Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope, 1758-69
1691 Antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII
1691 Pope Innocent XII succeeds Alexander VIII
1691 Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80
1689 Pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII
1689 Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Pope (1676-89), dies at 78
1688 James III Edward, Old Pretender, recognized as King of Britain by Pope
1687 Pope Innocent XI publishes decree Coelestis pastor
1676 Benedetto Odescalchi elected as Pope Innocent XI
1676 Clement X, [Emilio Altieri], Italian Pope (1670-76), dies at 86
1675 Pope Clemens X declares Gorcumse martyrs divine
1675 Benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Italy, Pope, 1740-58
1670 Pope Clemens X elected
1669 Clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Ital Pope (1667-69), dies
1667 Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Italian Pope (1655-67), dies at 68
1667 John Arbuthnot, Scottish writer, Alexander Pope
1665 Pope Alexander VII convicts Jansenisme
1655 Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope, 1721-24
1655 Fabio Chigi replaces Pope Innocent X as Alexander VII
1655 Innocentius X, [Giambattista Pamfili], pope (1644-55), dies at 80
1652 Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope, 1730-40
1649 Clement XI, [Giovanni F Albani], Italy, Pope, 1700-21
1649 Benedict XIII, [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italy, 245th pope, 1724-30
1648 Pope Innocent X condemns Peace of Westfalen
1644 Giambattista Pamfili replaces Pope Urban VII as Innocent X
1644 Urban VIII, [Maffeo Barberini], Pope (1623-44), dies
1644 Pope Urbanus VIII and duke of Parma signs Peace of Ferrara
1642 Pope Urbanus VIII publishes degree In eminente
1633 Galileo Galilei forced to recant Earth orbits Sun by Pope (but on Oct 31, 1992, Vatican admits it was wrong)
1623 Maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII
1623 Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], bishop of Bologna/Pope, dies at 69
1622 Pope Gregory XV forms Congregatio the Propagande Fide
1621 Alexander Ludovisi is elected Pope Gregory XV (-1623)
1621 Paulus V, [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21), dies at 68
1615 Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope, 1691-1700
1612 Ottavio M Frangipani, Pope elect, dies
1611 Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope, 1676-89
1610 Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italy, lawyer/Pope, 1689-91
1605 Camillo Borghese elected to succeed Pope Leo XI becomes Paul V
1605 Leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italian Pope (1605), dies at 69
1605 Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69
1600 Clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope, 1667-69
1599 Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope, 1655-67
1598 Pope Clement VIII seizes duchy of Ferrara on death of Alfonso
1595 Pope Clemens VIII recognizes Henri IV as king of France
1592 Ippolito Aldobrandini elected Pope Clement VIII
1591 Innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72
1591 Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX
1591 Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56
1591 Pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV
1590 Noccolo Sfondrato chosen Pope Gregory XIV
1590 Urban VII, [Giambattista Castagna], Italian Pope (1590), dies
1590 Giambattista Catagna elected as Pope Urban VII
1590 Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], Pope (1585-90), dies at 68
1590 Clement X, [Emilio Altieri], Italy, Pope, 1670-76
1590 Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther
1588 Pope Sixtus V decrees "Immense aeterni" (Reformed curia)
1585 Pope Sixtus excommunicates Hendrik van Navarra (Henri IV)
1585 Gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies
1582 Pope Gregory XIII announces New Style (Gregorian) calendar
1577 Pope Gregory XIII asks renewal of ecclesiastical hymns
1574 Innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope, 1644-55
1572 Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri], great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies
1571 Venice, Spain and Pope Pius form anti-Turkish Saint League
1569 Pope Pius names Cosimo I de' Medici, grand duke of Toscane
1566 Antonio "Michele" Ghislieri is elected Pope Pius V
1566 Michaele Ghislieri is elected Pope Pius V
1565 Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66
1565 Pope Pius IV publishes degree Professi fidei
1559 Paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], Pope (1555-59), dies at 83
1559 Pope Paul IV calls for deposition of sovereigns supporting heresy
1559 Thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52
1556 Pope Paul IV refuses to crown Ferdinand of Austria emperor
1556 Portuguese Marranos who revert back to Judaism burned by order of Pope
1555 Giampietro Caraffa elected Pope Paul IV
1555 Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italian Pope (1555), dies at 53
1555 Marcello Cervini elected Pope Marcellus II
1555 Julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67
1554 England reconciles with Pope Julius III
1554 Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope, 1621-23
1553 Pope Julius III orders confiscation and burning of Jewish Talmud
1552 Paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope, 1605-21
1551 Pope Julius III excommunicates Duke Ottario Farnese of Parma
1550 Pope Julius III proclaims new seat on Council of Trente
1550 Giovanni Maria del Monte elected Pope Julius III
1549 Paul III, [Alessandro Farnese], Italian Pope (1534-49), dies at 81
1549 Pope Paul III signs Council of Bologna
1549 Pope Paul III, Italian Clergyman
1547 Pierlugi Faraese, Italian son of Pope Paul III, murdered
1545 Pope Paul III opens council of Trente
1545 Pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma
1544 Pope Paul III opens council of Trente
1542 Pope Paul III begins inquisition against Protestants (Sactum Officium)
1540 Pope Paul III recognizes Society of Jesus/Order of the Jesuits
1538 Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII
1537 Pope Paul III routes Cardinal Pole to England
1536 Pope's authority declared void in England
1536 Pope Paul III installs Portugese inquisition
1536 Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope, 1592-1605
1536 Francois Rabelais absolved of apostasy by Pope Paul III
1535 Pope Paul II deposed and excommunicated King Henry VIII
1535 Leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italy, Pope, 1605
1535 Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope, 1590-91
1534 English Parliament passes Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church - a role formerly held by the Pope
1534 Alessandro Farnese elected as Pope Paul III
1534 Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italian Pope (1523-34), dies at 56
1534 Pope Paul II affirms George van Egmond as bishop of Utrecht
1533 Pope Clement VII excommunicated England's King Henry VIII
1532 Pope Clemens VII tells Henry VIII to end relationship with Anna Boleyn
1531 Pope Clemens VII and Francois I sign secret treaty against Karel V
1531 Pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry
1530 King Henry VIII's divorce request is denied by the Pope Henry then declares that he, not the Pope, is supreme head of England's church
1530 1st imperial coronation by a Pope, Charles V crowned by Clement V
1529 Emperor Karel V and Pope Clemens VII sign Treaty of Barcelona
1527 Pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto
1527 Pope Clemens VII signs treaty with emperor Karel I
1527 Pope Clement VII surrenders to emperor Charles V's armies
1526 Pope Clemens VII publishes degree Cum ad zero - forms Inquisition
1526 Pope Clemens VII, France, Genoa, Venice, Florence and Milan form Anti-French League of Cognac
1524 Pope Clement VII approves Organization of Jewish Community of Rome
1524 Pope Clemens VII fires Netherlands inquisitor-general French Van de Holly
1523 Giulio de' Medici chosen as Pope Clemens VII
1523 Adrian VI, [Adriaan F Bieyens], only Dutch Pope (1522-23), dies at 64
1522 Battle at Bicacca: Charles I and Pope Adrianus VI beat France
1522 Head inquisitor Adrian Florisz Boeyens elected pope
1522 Adriaan F Boeyens elected only Dutch pope (Adrian VI)
1521 Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope, 1585-90
1521 Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45
1521 Pope Leo X titles King Henry VIII of England "Defender of the Faith"
1521 Pope Leo X signs treaty with German emperor Charles V
1519 Innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope, 1591
1519 Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39
1517 Inquisitor Adrian Boeyens (pope Adrianus VI) becomes cardinal
1517 Pope Leo X signs 5th Council of Lateranen
1515 Battle at Marignano: France beats Habsburgers and Pope Leo X
1513 Giovanni de' Medici chosen Pope Leo X
1513 Julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69
1512 Pope Julius II opens 5th Council of Lateranen
1512 Pope Julius II opens 5th Council of Lateranen
1511 Pope Julius II/Germany/Ferdinand of Aragon/Venice/Swiss
1510 Francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint
1510 Pope Julius II excommunicates the republic of Venice
1509 Pope Julius II excommunicates Italian state of Venice
1506 Pope Julius II and France occupy Bologna
1504 Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope, 1566-72
1503 Pope Julius II elected
1503 Pius III, [Francesco Todeschini], Pope (9/22-10/18/1503), dies
1503 Alexander VI, [Rodrigo de Borja], Spanish Pope (1492-1503), dies
1502 Cesare Borgia (son of pope Alexander VI) occupies Urbino
1502 Gregory XIII, Pope, introduced Gregorian calendar in 1582
1501 Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope, 1555, 22 days
1500 Pope Alexander VI accept Treaty of Granada
1499 Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian lawyer/pope, 1559-65
1497 Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola
1495 Emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand, Isabella and Venice sign anti-French Saint League
1495 Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France
1493 Spanish Pope Alexander VI divides America between Spain and Portugal
1492 Rodrigo de Borja becomes Pope Alexander VI
1492 Innocent VII, [Giovanni B Cibo], Italian Pope (1484-92), dies
1487 Julius III, Counter-Reformation pope, 1550-55
1484 Giovanni B Cibo elected as Pope Innocent VIII
1484 Sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies
1480 Lucretia Borgia, murderess, poison, /daughter, Pope Alexander VI
1478 Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope, 1523-34
1476 Paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], inquisition/Pope, 1555-59
1475 Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope, 1513-21
1471 Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italian Pope (1464-71), dies at 54
1468 Paul III, last Renaissance pope, 1534-49
1468 Pope Paul III, Italian Clergyman
1464 Pietro Barbo elected to succeed Pope Pius II (Paul II)
1464 Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian Pope (1458-64), dies at 58
1459 Pope Pius II opens congress of Mantua
1459 Adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope, 1522-23
1458 Aenea Silvio Piccolomini chosen Pope Pius II
1458 Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58), dies at 79
1455 Alfonso de Borgia elected as Pope Callistus III
1455 Nicholas V, [Tommaso Parentucelli], Italian Pope (1447-55), dies at 57
1452 Pope Nicolaas I crowns Frederik III RC-German emperor
1450 Pope Nicolas V names Walraven van Meurs bishop of Munster
1448 Pope Nicolaas V named Utrechts bishop Rudolf of Diepholt, cardinal
1447 Tommaso Parentucelli succeeds Pope Eugene IV as Nicolas V
1447 Eugene IV, [Gabriele Condulmer], Italian Pope (1431-47), dies
1443 Pope Julius II, 1503-13, patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael
1438 Pope Eugenius IV deallocated council of Basel to Ferrara
1431 Bishop Gabriele Condulmer elected as Pope Eugene IV
1431 Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies
1431 Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope, 1492-1503
1428 Pope Martinus V declares Jacoba van Beierens marriage invalid
1425 Pope Martinus V forms University of Leuven
1423 Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies
1420 Pope Martinus I calls for crusade against the hussieten
1419 John XXIII, [Baldassare Cossa], Italian Pope (1410-15), dies
1417 Oddo Colonna elected as Pope Martinus V
1417 Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope, 1464-71
1415 Angelo Correr becomes Pope Gregory XII
1410 Alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies
1409 Council of Pisa selects Petros Philargi as 3rd Pope: Alexander V
1406 Angelo Correr elected Pope Gregory XII
1406 Innocent VII, [Cosma de' Migliorati], Italian Pope (1404-06), dies
1405 Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope, 1458-64, Cynthia
1404 Cosma de' Migliorati elected Pope Innocentius VII
1404 Boniface IX, [Pietro Tomacelli], Pope (1389-1404), dies
1397 Nicholas V, [Tommaso Parentucelli], Italy, Pope, 1447-55
1394 Cardinal Pedro de Luna of Aragon chosen (anti)pope Benedictus XIII
1394 Clement VII, [Robert de Geneve], Pope (1378-94), dies
1389 French king Charles VI visits pope Clemens VII
1389 Urbanus VI, [Bartolomeo Prignano], Italian pope (1378-89), dies
1378 Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope, 1455-58
1378 Cardinals declare pope Urbanus VI lawless (anti christian/devil)
1378 Bartolomeo Prignano elected as Pope Urban VI
1378 Gregory XI, [Pierre R the Beaufort], last French Pope (1370-78), dies
1371 Pope Gregory XI names Arnold II of Horne as bishop of Utrecht
1370 Urban V, [Guillaume de Grimoard], 1st Avignon Pope (1362-70), dies
1364 Pope Urbabus V names John V van Virneburg as bishop of Utrecht
1362 Guillaum de Grimoard elected as Pope Urban V
1362 Innocent VI, [Etienne Aubert], Pope (1352-62), dies
1352 Etienne Aubert elected as Pope Innocentius VI
1352 Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies
1347 Pope Clemens VI declares Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo as heretics
1346 Pope Clemens VI declares German emperor Louis of Bavaria, envoy
1342 Pope Clemens VI names John IV of Arkel as bishop of Utrecht
1342 Benedict XII, [Jacques Fournier], Pope (1334-42), dies
1338 German monarch declares pope and king's decree redundant
1334 John XXII, [Jacques Dueze], Pope (316-34), dies
1328 William of Ockham forced to flee from Avignon by Pope John XXII
1322 Pope John XXII names John van Diest, bishop of Utrecht
1314 Clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies
1312 Pope Clement V closes Council of Vienna
1305 Bordeaux's archbishop Bertrand the Got elected Pope Clement V
1304 Benedict XI, [Niccolo Boccasini], Pope (1303-04), dies [poisoned]
1303 Boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies
1303 Anagni: French king Philip IV captures Pope Boniface VIII
1302 Pope Boniface VIII delegates degree "Unam sanctam"
1301 Pope Boniface VIII's degree Ausculta fili (only nominee)
1300 Pope Boniface VIII delegates degree
1296 Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies
1296 Pope Boniface VIII degree Clericis Iaicos
1295 Pope Boniface VIII enters Rome
1294 Cardinal Benedetto Gaetani chosen as Pope Boniface VIII
1294 Pope Coelestinus V ends term
1294 Pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th)
1294 Pietro del Murrone elected as Pope Coelestinus V
1292 Nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies
1289 Pope Nicolaus IV publishes degree "Supra montem"
1288 Girolamo Masci elected Pope Nicolas IV
1287 Honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies
1285 Martinus IV, [Simon de Brion], Pope (1281-85), dies
1282 Pope Martinus IV excommunicates king Pedro III of Aragonorth
1281 Simon de Brion elected Pope Martinus IV
1280 Nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies
1277 Giovanni Gaetano Orsini elected as Pope Nicolas III
1277 John XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies
1276 John XXI elected Pope
1276 Adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies
1276 Innocent V, [Pierre the Tarantaise], Pope (1276), dies at about 36
1276 Pierre de Tarantaise elected Pope Innocence V
1268 Clement IV, [Guido Fulcodi], Pope (1265-68), dies
1267 Inquistion forms in Rome under pope Clement IV
1264 Comet said to predict death of Pope Urban IV is last seen
1264 Urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies
1261 Jacques Pantaleon elected as Pope Urban IV
1261 Alexander IV, [Rinaldo dei conti di Segni], Pope (1254-61), dies
1254 Innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies
1253 Jews are expelled from Vienne France by order of Pope Innocent III
1250 Pope Innoncent III refuses Jews of Cordova Spain to build a synagogue
1245 Pope bans emperor Frederik II Hohenstaufen for 3rd time
1243 Sinibaldo dei Fieschi elected as Pope Innocentius IV
1241 Celestine IV, [Goffredo Castiglioni], Pope (1241, 16 days), dies
1241 Goffredo Castiglioni elected as Pope Coelestinus IV (-Nov 10 1241)
1241 Gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies
1230 Treaty of San-Germano between Emperor Frederik II and Pope Gregory IX
1227 Pope Gregory IX excommunicate German emperor Frederik II
1227 Count Ugolino of Segna elected Pope Gregory IX
1227 Honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies
1216 Pope Honorius III delegates degree "Religiosam vitam eligentibus"
1216 Innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies
1216 Innocent III, pope, dies at 54
1215 Pope Innocent III closes 4th council of Lateranen
1215 Pope Innocent III declares Magna Carta invalid
1210 Pope Innocent III excommunicates Roman Catholic Emperor Otto IV
1210 Pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV
1209 Pope Innocent II crowns German king Otto of Wittelsbach
1205 Pope Innocent III states Jews are doomed to perpetual servitude and subjugation due to crucifixion of Jesus
1205 Pope Innocent III fires Adolf I as archbishop of Cologne
1198 Lotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius III
1198 Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies
1191 85-year old Giacinto Bobo becomes Pope Coelestinus III
1191 Clement III, [Paolo Scolari], Pope (1187-91, 3rd crusades), dies
1187 Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies
1187 Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies
1185 Umberto Crivelli replaces Lucius III as Pope Urban III
1185 Lucius III, [Ubaldo Allucingoli], Italian Pope (1181-85), dies
1181 Ubaldo Allucingoli replaces Alexander III as Pope Lucius III
1181 Alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies
1179 Lando Sittino proclaimed (anti-)pope Innocent III
1178 Anti-Pope Callistus III gives pope title to Alexander III
1177 Peace Treaty of Venice: Emperor Frederik I and Pope Alexander III
1173 Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket Absp of Canterbury
1165 Pope Alexander III returns from exile to Rome
1159 Adrian IV, [Nicole Breakspear], only English pope (1154-59), dies
1155 Pope Adrian IV crowns Frederick I Barbarossa Roman-German Emperor
1154 Anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies
1153 Eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies
1153 Treaty of Konstanz between Frederik I "Barbarossa" and Pope Eugene III
1145 Bernardo elected Pope Eugene III
1145 Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies
1144 Gherardo Caccianemici elected Pope Lucius II, succeeding Callistus II
1144 Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle
1143 Cardinal Guido elected Pope Coelestinus II
1143 Innocent II, [Gregorio de' Papareschi], Ital Pope (1130-43), dies
1130 Gregorio de' Papareschi elected as Pope Innocent II
1130 Honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies
1130 Pope Innocent II elected
1124 Chancellor Haimeric selects pope (Lamberto becomes Honorius II)
1124 Theobald Buccapecus elected Pope Coelestinus II (he refuses)
1124 Callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies
1119 Guido di Borgogna elected Pope Callistus II
1119 Gelasius II, [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies
1118 Pope Gelasius II excommunicated Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor
1118 Giovanni Caetani elected Pope Gelasius II
1118 Paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies
1111 Pope Paschalis II crowns Roman catholics-German king Hendrik II
1111 Pope Paschalis II crowns Henry V, Roman emperor
1099 Raniero elected as Pope Paschal II
1099 Urban II, [Odo van Lagery], French Pope (1088-99), dies
1095 Pope Urban II preaches 1st Crusade
1087 Victor III, [Dauferio/Desiderius], Italian Pope (1086-87), dies
1086 Abbott Dauferio/Desiderius becomes Pope Victor III
1085 Gregory VII, [Ildebrando], Pope (1073-85), dies
1085 Pope Gregory VII, Pope
1077 Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Henry IV
1077 German king Henry IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness
1077 Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Heinrich IV
1077 German King Heinrich IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness
1076 Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV
1076 Synod of Worms: German King Henry IV fires Pope Gregory VII
1073 Pope Alexander II buried/Ildebrando chosen as Pope Gregory VII
1073 Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies
1061 Emperor disposes of bishop Cadalus and Pope Honorius II
1058 Bishop John "Minchio," [domkop] elected as Pope Benedictus X
1058 Stephen IX, [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belg Pope (1057-58), dies
1057 Frederik van Lotharingen elected as 1st Belgium, Pope Stephen IX [X]
1057 Victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies
1055 Bishop Gebhard van Eichstatt named Pope Victor II
1054 Leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51
1054 Pope Leo IX escapes captivity and returns to Rome
1049 Bruno count of Egesheim and Dagsburg crowned Pope Leo IX
1048 Parliament of Worms: Emperor Henry III names his cousin count Bruno van Egisheim/Dagsburg as Pope Leo IX
1048 Damasius II, [Poppo], Pope (1047-48), dies
1047 Clemens II, [Suitger], Pope (1046-47), dies
1046 Pope Clemens VI crowns Henry III RC-German emperor
1046 Pope Clement II, [Suitger] elected
1046 Benedictus IX and Silvester III and names Bishop Siutger, Pope Clemens II
1045 Giovanni di Sabina elected Pope Sylvester III
1024 Benedict VIII, [Theophylactus van Tusculum], Pope (1012-24), dies
1014 Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry II, Roman German emperor
1012 Sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies
1003 Sylvester II, [Gerbert van Aurillac], 1st Fren Pope (999-1003), dies
1002 Leo IX, [Bruno count of Egesheim and Dagsburg], Pope, 1049-54
1000 Odo of Lagery elected as Pope Urban II, replacing Victor III
999 Gerbert of Aurillac elected as 1st French Pope
999 Gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies
996 Pope Gregory V crowns Otto III Roman Catholic German emperor of Elzas
996 Pope Gregory V crowns his cousin Otto III German emperor
992 Mieszko I, Polish advisor to Pope John XV, dies
984 John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies
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