RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope John X

860 - 929

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Pope John X (Latin: Ioannes X; died 28 May 928) was the bishop of Rome and nominal ruler of the Papal States from March 914 to his death. A candidate of the counts of Tusculum, he attempted to unify Italy under the leadership of Berengar of Friuli, and was instrumental in the defeat of the Saracens at the Battle of Garigliano. He eventually fell out with Marozia, who had him deposed, imprisoned, and finally murdered. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope John X has received more than 248,845 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Pope John X is the 270th most popular religious figure (up from 295th in 2019), the 297th most popular biography from Italy (up from 346th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope John X was most famous for being the first pope to be deposed by a council.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope John X ranks 270 out of 3,187Before him are Saint Pantaleon, Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Pope Sergius IV, Zechariah, Pope Innocent V, and Pope Damasus I. After him are Ezra, Pope Adrian V, Eusebius, Pope Pius I, Pope Paschal I, and Pope Gelasius I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 860, Pope John X ranks 1After him are Pope Sergius III, Robert I of France, Rudaki, Ludmila of Bohemia, Pope Benedict IV, Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum, Arethas of Caesarea, and Acfred, Duke of Aquitaine. Among people deceased in 929, Pope John X ranks 2Before him is Charles the Simple. After him are Al-Battani, Pope Leo VI, Adalbert I of Ivrea, and Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope John X ranks 297 out of 5,161Before him are Messalina (17), Pope Sergius IV (970), Germanicus (-15), Tommaso Campanella (1568), Umberto I of Italy (1844), and Pope Damasus I (305). After him are Pope Adrian V (1205), Bonaventure (1221), Carlo Goldoni (1707), Michelangelo Antonioni (1912), Pope Pius I (90), and Pope Paschal I (775).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope John X ranks 122Before him are Pope Gelasius II (1062), Pope Felix III (440), Pope John VIII (820), Pope Urban I (222), Pope Sergius IV (970), and Pope Damasus I (305). After him are Pope Adrian V (1205), Pope Pius I (90), Pope Paschal I (775), Pope Gelasius I (410), Pope Adrian III (800), and Pope Benedict I (525).