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Antipope Benedict X

1048 - 1074

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Benedict X (died 1073/1080), born Giovanni, was elected to succeed Pope Stephen IX on 5 April 1058, but was opposed by a rival faction that elected Nicholas II. He fled Rome on 24 January 1059 and is today generally regarded as an antipope. He was a son of Guido, Lord of Poli who was the youngest son of Alberic III, Count of Tusculum, a member of the dominant political dynasty in the region at that time. Giovanni was a nephew of the notorious Pope Benedict IX, who was deposed in 1048. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antipope Benedict X has received more than 83,836 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Antipope Benedict X is the 5,128th most popular politician (up from 6,553rd in 2019), the 1,495th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,776th in 2019) and the 356th most popular Italian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Antipope Benedict X ranks 5,128 out of 19,576Before him are Prince Albert of Prussia, Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, Emperor Go-Shirakawa, Ernak, Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte, and Abraham Kuyper. After him are Touman, Emperor Duanzong, Birendra of Nepal, Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant, Haji Mohammad Chamkani, and John Balliol.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1048, Antipope Benedict X ranks 4Before him are Omar Khayyam, Alexios I Komnenos, and Emperor Shenzong of Song. After him are Magnus II of Norway, Peter I, Count of Savoy, and Świętosława of Poland. Among people deceased in 1074, Antipope Benedict X ranks 2Before him is Anastasia of Kiev. After him are Henry, son of Robert I of Burgundy, Peter Krešimir IV of Croatia, Theodosius of Kiev, and Herman I of Baden.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Antipope Benedict X ranks 1,495 out of 5,161Before him are Quintus Fabius Pictor (-254), Bernardino Ramazzini (1633), Domenico di Pace Beccafumi (1486), Julia Flavia (64), Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1898), and Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte (1815). After him are Bruno Pontecorvo (1913), Carlo Maria Giulini (1914), Marco Materazzi (1973), Giorgio Basta (1550), Massimiliano Allegri (1967), and Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus (-3).

Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Antipope Benedict X ranks 356Before him are Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1538), Gian Maria Visconti (1388), Francesco Crispi (1818), Julia Flavia (64), Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1898), and Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte (1815). After him are Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus (-3), John Parricida (1290), Desiderata of the Lombards (754), John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton (1834), Bettino Ricasoli (1809), and Leonardo Sciascia (1921).