Sylvester III Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Sylvester III, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Italy.

3 records1044–10453 events1 places

Chronological biography

1044

Siege of Rome1044

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope · Rome

The Romans drive Pope Benedict IX out of Rome for a 2nd time. John, bishop of Sabina, is appointed Pope Sylvester III, but Benedicts family base from Tusculum fight their way back into Rome and restore Benedict

1045

Pope1045

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope

Appointed Antipope

Resignation of Sylvester III1045

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope

Sylvester III recognizes Gregory VI as Pope

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.