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- 910?, Rome [Italy]
- Died:
- December 935/January 936, Rome
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John XI
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John XI (born 910?, Rome [Italy]ādied December 935/January 936, Rome) was the pope from 931 to late 935 or early 936.
He was the son of Marozia (dominant lady of the Roman Crescentii family) perhaps by her reputed lover, Pope Sergius III. John was consecrated in February/March 931. He served his motherās political ends until 932/933, when his half-brother Alberic II (Maroziaās son by Duke Alberic I of Spoleto), the self-proclaimed prince of Rome, deposed, arrested, and imprisoned her in Castel SantāAngelo, Rome, and confined John to the Lateran. He remained a prisoner until his death.
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