RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Benedict IV

860 - 903

Pope Benedict IV

Pope Benedict IV (Latin: Benedictus IV; c. 840 – 30 July 903) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1 February 900 to his death. The tenth-century historian Flodoard, who nicknamed him "the Great", commended his noble birth and public generosity. Benedict was a native of Rome, the son of one Mammalus, and was ordained priest by Pope Formosus. He succeeded Pope John IX. In 900, he excommunicated Count Baldwin II of Flanders for murdering Archbishop Fulk of Reims. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Benedict IV is the 425th most popular religious figure (up from 656th in 2019), the 457th most popular biography from Italy (up from 785th in 2019) and the 204th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Benedict IV is most famous for being the first pope to resign from his position.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Benedict IV ranks 425 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Benedict VII, Saint Ursula, Pope Telesphorus, Belshazzar, Erasmus of Formia, and Pope Simplicius. After him are Pope John XVII, Pope Conon, Pope Alexander II, Pope Stephen III, Pope John XIV, and Pope Marinus II.

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Pope Benedict VII
910 - 983
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 419
Saint Ursula
400 - 383
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 420
Pope Telesphorus
100 - 137
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 421
Belshazzar
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 422
Erasmus of Formia
300 - 303
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 423
Pope Simplicius
420 - 483
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 424
Pope Benedict IV
860 - 903
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 425
Pope John XVII
950 - 1003
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 426
Pope Conon
630 - 687
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 427
Pope Alexander II
1010 - 1073
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 428
Pope Stephen III
720 - 772
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 429
Pope John XIV
1000 - 984
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 430
Pope Marinus II
932 - 946
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 431

Contemporaries

Among people born in 860, Pope Benedict IV ranks 3. Before him are Pope John X, and Pope Sergius III. After him are Robert I of France, Rudaki, Ludmila of Bohemia, Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum, Arethas of Caesarea, and Acfred, Duke of Aquitaine. Among people deceased in 903, Pope Benedict IV ranks 1. After him are Sugawara no Michizane, Ahmad ibn Rustah, and Théodrate of Troyes.

Others Born in 860

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Pope John X
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
860 - 929
HPI: 79.04
Rank: 1
Pope Sergius III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
860 - 911
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 2
Pope Benedict IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
860 - 903
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 3
Robert I of France
POLITICIAN
860 - 923
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 4
Rudaki
WRITER
860 - 941
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 5
Ludmila of Bohemia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
860 - 921
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 6
Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum
POLITICIAN
860 - 920
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 7
Arethas of Caesarea
PHILOSOPHER
860 - 935
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 8
Acfred, Duke of Aquitaine
POLITICIAN
860 - 927
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 9