Πάπας Γρηγόριος Ε΄: Διαφορά μεταξύ των αναθεωρήσεων

Until the council of [[Pavia]] (997) Gregory V had a rival in the person of the [[antipope John XVI]] (997–998), whom [[Crescentius II]] and the nobles of Rome had chosen, in revolt against the will of the youthful Emperor Otto III, the Pope's cousin. The revolt of Crescentius II was decisively suppressed by the Emperor, who marched upon Rome. John XVI fled, and Crescentius II shut himself up in the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]]. The Emperor's troops pursued the antipope, captured him, cut off his nose and ears, cut out his tongue, blinded him, and publicly degraded him before Otto III and Gregory V. He was sent to the monastery of [[Fulda]], in Germany, where he lived until 1013. The Castel Sant'Angelo was besieged, and when it was taken, Crescentius II was hanged upon its walls (998).

 

 

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