Alberic II's son made pope
12/16/955 AD elected
Sometime before his death in 954, Alberic administered an oath to the Roman nobles in St. Peter's providing that the next vacancy for the papal chair would be filled by his son Octavian, who by this stage had entered the Church
Right from the start, in relation to secular issues, the new pope issued his directives under the name of Octavian, while in all matters relating to the Church, he issued papal bulls and other material under his pontifical name of John
Subjects Who or What elected?
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Pope John XII (Octavian) Pope of the Catholic Chu...
Objects To Whom or What was elected?
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Pope (papacy) Head of the Roman Cathol...
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