RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope John X

860 - 929

Pope John X

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. John’s pontificate occurred during the period known as the Saeculum obscurum. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope John X is the 244th most popular religious figure (up from 270th in 2019), the 252nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 297th in 2019) and the 109th 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 244 out of 3,187. Before him are Agnes of Rome, Pope Celestine V, Aminah, Pope Innocent I, Pope Celestine I, and Hassan-i Sabbah. After him are Pope Sixtus I, Pope Felix I, Pope John XV, Pope Paschal II, Pope Urban VI, and Joachim.

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Agnes of Rome
291 - 305
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 238
Pope Celestine V
1215 - 1296
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 239
Aminah
557 - 577
HPI: 79.17
Rank: 240
Pope Innocent I
378 - 417
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 241
Pope Celestine I
400 - 432
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 242
Hassan-i Sabbah
1050 - 1124
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 243
Pope John X
860 - 929
HPI: 79.04
Rank: 244
Pope Sixtus I
42 - 124
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 245
Pope Felix I
300 - 274
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 246
Pope John XV
1000 - 996
HPI: 78.97
Rank: 247
Pope Paschal II
1050 - 1118
HPI: 78.97
Rank: 248
Pope Urban VI
1318 - 1389
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 249
Joachim
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 250

Contemporaries

Among people born in 860, Pope John X ranks 1. After him are Pope Sergius III, Pope Benedict IV, 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 929, Pope John X ranks 1. After him are Charles the Simple, Al-Battani, Pope Leo VI, Adalbert I of Ivrea, and Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders.

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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