Benedict VIII Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Benedict VIII, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Italy.

4 records1012–10204 events1 places

Chronological biography

1012

Pope1012

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope · Vatican

Appointed Pope, candidate of Otto II

1014

Coronation1014

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope

Crowns Henry II

1017

Invasion of Italy1017

Warfare / Italy-Saracens War · Pope

Defeats the Saracens in north Italy

1020

Synod1020

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope

Convenes the Synod of Pavia, to restrain the vices of clerical incontinence and simony

Titles and roles

Pope

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.