Gregory I, Count of Tusculum
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Gregory I was the Count of Tusculum sometime between 954 and 1012. Consul et dux 961, vir illustrissimus 980, praefectus navalis 999. He was the son of Alberic II, and Alda of Vienne. His half-brother
Count of Tusculum coat of arms
Pope Benedict VIII
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Pope Benedict VIII was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 18 May 1012 until 1024. He was born Theophylact of Tusculum to the noble family of the counts of Tusculum. Unusually for a medi
Gregory I, Count of Tusculum
…the Crescentii. In 1002, the latter returned to power and he had to renounce his title. His death is attested before the 11 June 1012, when his son, Theophylact, was elected Pope. Gregory and Maria had…
Benedict (fifth from right) crowning Henry II Holy Roman Emperor, c. 1400
Text from a bull of Benedict VIII