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Benedict V

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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V. was pope from 964 to 965. He was elected by the Romans on the death of John XII. The emperor Otto I. did not approve of the choice, and carried off the pope to Hamburg, where he died.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Benedict V'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​b/benedict-v.html. 1910.
 
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