BENEDICT V

died July 4, 966, Hamburg byname Benedict The Grammarian, Latin Benedictus Grammaticus pope, or antipope, from May 22, 964, to July 4, 966. His election by the Romans on the death of Pope John XII infuriated the Holy Roman emperor Otto I, who had already deposed John and designated Leo VIII as successor. Otto forced his way into Rome and convened a synod that deposed and degraded Benedict, reducing him to deacon. After reinstating Leo, Otto brought Benedict to Hamburg. Either Benedict or Leo may be considered an antipope.