Word: crescentii
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Resisting the power of the Holy Roman Emperors in the tenth century, various Roman noble families, especially the Crescentii, opposed imperial-backed candidates for the papacy with their own candidates, with disastrous results. Benedict V was deposed by the Emperor in 964 after a month. Benedict VI, the Emperor's papal candidate, was thrown into prison in 974 by the Crescentii. Then the family set up an antiPope, Boniface VII, who had Benedict strangled in prison...
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