Antipope Benedict X

Antipope

Benedict X
Antipope; Benedict X
Elected	5 April 1058
Papacy began	5 April 1058
Papacy ended	24 January 1059
Predecessor	Roman claimant: ; Stephen IX; Antipapal claimant: ; Gregory VI;
Successor	Roman claimant: ; Nicholas II; Antipapal claimant: ; Honorius II;
Other post(s)	Bishop of Tusculum; Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church; Bishop of Velletri;
Personal details
Died	between 1073 and 1080; Basilica of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura
Buried	Basilica of Sant'Agnese

Benedict X (died 1073/1080), born Giovanni, was elected to succeed Pope Stephen IX on 5 April 1058, but was opposed by a rival faction that elected Nicholas II. He fled Rome on 24 January 1059 and is today generally regarded as an antipope.

He was a son of Guido, Lord of Poli who was the youngest son of Alberic III, Count of Tusculum, a member of the dominant political dynasty in the region at that time. Giovanni was a nephew of the notorious Pope Benedict IX, who was deposed in 1048. Benedict X reportedly later was given the nickname of Mincius (thin) due to his ignorance. His mother was present at his trial in April 1060.

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