Saeculum obscurum
904–964 · Event
The 'pornocracy': six decades in which the papacy is controlled by the Roman Theophylacti family and its women, Theodora and Marozia, ending with the deposition of John XII.
On these timelines: The Papacy, Master, Christianity, Major Religions
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- Gregorian Reform (1075)
- Pontificate of Leo the Great (440)
Around 904
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- Holy Roman Empire (962)
- Song dynasty (960)
- Holy Roman Empire founded (962)
- Christianisation of Kievan Rus' (988)
- Founding of the Capetian dynasty (987)
- Treaty of Verdun (843)
- Gunpowder developed in China (850)
- Diamond Sutra printed (868)
- House of Wisdom (830)