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Antipope Constantine II deposed

Antipope Constantine II (Latin: Constantinus; died c. 769) was a Roman prelate who claimed the papacy from 28 June 767 to 6 August 768.

Antipope Constantine II (Latin: Constantinus; died c. 769) was a Roman prelate who claimed the papacy from 28 June 767 to 6 August 768. He was overthrown through the intervention of the Lombards and tortured before he was condemned and expelled from the Church during the Lateran Council of 769.

Upon the death of Pope Paul I various factions contended to secure the appointment of their respective candidates as pope. Constantine, although a layman, was supported by a group of Tuscan nobles, led by his brother. They secured his election by force of arms. The following spring, local authorities, with Lombard support, succeeded in deposing him. The Lombards then attempted to install their own candidate, a priest named Philip.

Historical Significance

Antipope Constantine II (Latin: Constantinus; died c.

Events Before

  1. Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an for 15 days, capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty

    Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an for 15 days, capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty

  2. K'inich K'uk' Bahlum becomes king of the Maya city of Palenque - its last known ruler before the city's collapse

    K'inich K'uk' Bahlum becomes king of the Maya city of Palenque - its last known ruler before the city's collapse

  3. Coffin of Ho-tse Shen-hui interred in a stupa built in China

    Coffin of Ho-tse Shen-hui interred in a stupa built in China

  4. St Paul I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

    Pope Paul I (Latin: Paulus I; 700 – 28 June 767) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the emerging Papal States from 29 May 757 to his death on 28 June 767.

  5. Duke Toto of Nepi stages a coup d'état in Rome and names his brother Constantine, Pope Constantine II. Today considered

    Duke Toto of Nepi stages a coup d'état in Rome and names his brother Constantine, Pope Constantine II. Today considered an antipope.

Events After

  1. Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman

    Carloman I (28 June 751 – 4 December 771), German Karlmann, Karlomann, was king of the Franks from 768 until his death in 771.

  2. Adrian I begins his reign as pope of the Catholic Church

    The pope is the bishop of Rome and the head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff.

  3. Willibald, Abbot of Heidenheim, dictates his pilgrimage to the Holy Land fifty years before, to nun Hugburc, who records

    Willibald, Abbot of Heidenheim, dictates his pilgrimage to the Holy Land fifty years before, to nun Hugburc, who records this and biographies of Willibald and his brother - the first known English woman writer [1]

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What happened on August 6, 768?
Antipope Constantine II (Latin: Constantinus; died c. 769) was a Roman prelate who claimed the papacy from 28 June 767 to 6 August 768. He was overthrown through the intervention of the Lombards and tortured before he was condemned and expelled from the Church during the Lateran Council of 769.
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Antipope Constantine II (Latin: Constantinus; died c.

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