Counts of Tusculum

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The Counts of Tusculum were a powerful noble family near Rome who dominated papal politics in the 10th–12th centuries, frequently installing their own members as popes.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Counts of Tusculum canonical 2
Count of Tusculum 1
count of Tusculum 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval Italian dynasty
noble family
activeInPeriod 10th century
11th century
12th century
conflictWith reforming papal factions
country Papal States
declinePeriod 12th century
ethnicGroup Italians
hasMember Alberic II of Spoleto
Gregory I of Tusculum
Gregory II of Tusculum
Gregory III of Tusculum
Gregory IV of Tusculum
Gregory V of Tusculum
Gregory VI of Tusculum
Gregory VII of Tusculum
Marozia
Ptolemy I of Tusculum
Ptolemy II of Tusculum
Ptolemy III of Tusculum
Ptolemy IV of Tusculum
Ptolemy V of Tusculum
Ptolemy VI of Tusculum
Raino II of Tusculum
linked to: Raino of Tusculum

Raino of Tusculum
Romanus of Tusculum
Theophylact I of Tusculum
Theophylact II of Tusculum
historicalReputation symbol of aristocratic control of the papacy
installedAsPope Pope Benedict IX
Pope Benedict VIII
Pope John XIX
knownFor dominating papal politics
installing family members as popes
languageOfFamily Latin
locatedIn Tusculum
locatedNear Rome
memberOf Roman aristocracy
nobleTitle count
politicalInfluenceOn Papacy
politicalSystem feudalism
powerBase Rome
Tusculum
region Lazio
relatedToPope Pope Benedict IX
Pope Benedict VIII
Pope John XI
Pope John XII
Pope John XIX

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tusculum medievalLordship Counts of Tusculum
Pope Benedict IX dynasty Counts of Tusculum
Theophylacti of Tusculum associatedWithTitle Count of Tusculum
linked to: Counts of Tusculum
Tusculan family of Rome hasTitle count of Tusculum
linked to: Counts of Tusculum