Marozia
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Marozia, born Maria and also known as Mariuccia or Mariozza, was a Roman noblewoman who was the alleged mistress of Pope Sergius III and was given the unprecedented titles senatrix and patricia of Rom
Fictive portrait of Marozia from the 19th century
Engraving depicting the wedding of Marozia and Hugh of Italy, from Francesco Bertolini, Historia de Roma.
Pope John X
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Pope John X 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 Berenga
Marozia
…Roman noblewoman who was the alleged mistress of Pope Sergius III and was given the unprecedented titles senatrix ("senatoress") and patricia of Rome by Pope John X. [The] influence of two sister prostitutes, Marozia and Theodora was founded on their wealth and beauty, their political and amorous intrigues: the…
Denarius of John X
Berengar (seated on the left) whom John X crowned emperor in December 915