RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Benedict V

930 - 965

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Pope Benedict V (Latin: Benedictus V; died 4 July 965) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Benedict V has received more than 275,035 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Pope Benedict V is the 666th most popular religious figure (down from 567th in 2019), the 806th most popular biography from Italy (down from 665th in 2019) and the 250th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Benedict XVI is most famous for resigning from the papacy in 2013, the first pope to do so in nearly 600 years.

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  • 3.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Benedict V ranks 666 out of 3,187Before him are Romanos the Melodist, Je Tsongkhapa, Paulo Miki, Olaus Magnus, Empress Meishō, and Louis de Montfort. After him are Mattathias, Justin Martyr, John Cassian, Kinga of Poland, John of Capistrano, and Muhammad al-Jawad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 930, Pope Benedict V ranks 3Before him are Almanzor, and Pope John XIII. After him are Haakon Sigurdsson, Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, 'Ali ibn al-'Abbas al-Majusi, Roman of Bulgaria, David III of Tao, Lanzelin of Klettgau, and Constantine Lekapenos. Among people deceased in 965, Pope Benedict V ranks 1After him are Pope Leo VIII, Al-Mutanabbi, Bruno the Great, Arnulf I, Count of Flanders, Hedwig of Saxony, Ibn Hibban, Gero, Otto, Duke of Burgundy, and Joseph Bringas.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Benedict V ranks 806 out of 5,161Before him are Antonio del Pollaiolo (1429), Giambattista Basile (1566), Giancarlo Giannini (1942), Vittorio Monti (1868), Sebastiano del Piombo (1485), and Il Sodoma (1477). After him are Giovanna of Italy (1907), Aldo Rossi (1931), Phalaris (-700), Carlo Gozzi (1720), Peter, King of Hungary (1011), and Pietro Locatelli (1695).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Benedict V ranks 250Before him are Pope Leo VI (914), Pope Vigilius (500), Pope Felix IV (480), Pope Anastasius II (450), Tarcisius (263), and Pope Benedict IV (860). After him are John of Capistrano (1386), Jacobus da Varagine (1228), Pope Leo V (870), Tarcisio Bertone (1934), Scholastica (480), and Angelo Sodano (1927).