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Pope Benedict V

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


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Preceded by:
Pope Leo VIII
List of popes Succeeded by:
Pope John XIII