EVENTS
904: Sergius III is consecrated as pope
The late ninth century was a highly unstable time for the papacy,
plagued by serious controversy and intrigue, and Sergius
was in the midst of it. Elected pope in 898 at the same time as
Pope John IX
(whom he considered an antipope),
Sergius seized the papacy with military support after an earlier
failed attempt and the election of several other popes.
It is possible (but not proven) that Sergius had an illicit affair with Marozia, the daughter of the powerful count Theophylactus, and fathered Marozia's son, who later became Pope John XI.
1327: Edward III crowned
WHO DIED
1119: Pope Gelasius II
The brief reign of Gelasius
II was plagued by the lingering investiture
controversy and the aggressive actions of Henry V, Holy Roman
Emperor. Henry took possession of Rome and twice drove the pope from
the city, installing in his place the antipope Gregory VIII.
