Antipope Constantine II
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Antipope Constantine II was a Roman prelate who claimed the papacy from 28 June 767 to 6 August 768. He was overthrown through the intervention of the Lombards and tortured before he was condemned and
The town of Nepi, where Constantine II was born
Frankish Papacy
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In the history of the papacy, the Frankish Papacy was a period marked by a shifting of influence from the Byzantine Empire to that of the kings of the Franks. Pepin the Short, Charlemagne, and Louis t
The "Donation of Pepin" (756): Pepin the Short grants the territories of Ravenna to Pope Stephen II.
Charlemagne (left) conquered the Lombard capital of Pavia during the reign of Pope Adrian I (right).
Coronation of Louis the Pious
Louis the Pious depicted kneeling before Pope Paschal I in 822