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Papal Election Dispute of 1048
Between 1047 and 1048, after Clement II's death Benedict IX seized the throne again;…
Timeline
- 1047Rome · LazioAfter Clement II died on 9 October 1047, Benedict IX, deposed by the 1046 Synod of Sutri, seized the papal throne again; papal authority was shaken once more and Rome fell into political and religious chaos.
- 1048Rome · LazioHenry III intervened again, raising Poppo as Damasus II. The new pope reigned only about twenty-three days before dying suddenly, reportedly of malaria or political pressure, leaving the papal vacancy unresolved.
- 1048Worms · Rhineland-PalatinateHenry III convened a synod at Worms (or Bamberg), raising Bishop Bruno of Toul as Leo IX. After imperial approval, Leo IX traveled to Rome for consecration, temporarily ending the struggle over the papal throne and opening a new phase of the papal reform movement.
Sources
- The Papacy: An Encyclopedia — Philippe Levillain (2002)
- Germany in the Early Middle Ages, c. 800–1056 — Timothy Reuter (1991)