John XII

Head of the Catholic Church from 955 to 964
Person human Q172933
John XII
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John XII

Summary

John XII is a human[1]. He was born in Rome[2]. He was born on 937[3]. He died in Rome[4]. He died on May 14, 964[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6], ruler[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,071 views/month, #6,602 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John XII's place of birth was Rome[2].
  • John XII passed away in Rome[4].
  • John XII was born on 937[3].
  • John XII died on May 14, 964[5].
  • Burial took place at Archbasilica of St. John Lateran[10].
  • John XII's father was Alberic II of Spoleto[11].
  • John XII's mother was Alda of Italy[12].
  • John XII's professions included Catholic priest[6].
  • John XII's professions included ruler[7].
  • John XII's professions included writer[8].
  • John XII held the position of Pope[13].
  • John XII's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].
  • John XII was influenced by pornocracy[15].
  • John XII is recorded as male[16].
  • John XII's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • John XII's noble title is recorded as count[18].
  • John XII's Commons category is recorded as Ioannes XII[19].
  • The cause of death was stroke[20].
  • John XII's given name is recorded as Ioannes[21].
  • John XII's given name is recorded as Octavian[22].
  • John XII's work location is recorded as Rome[23].
  • John XII's work location is recorded as Papal States[24].
  • John XII's manner of death is recorded as homicide[25].
  • John XII's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • John XII's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John XII's place of birth was Rome[2]. He was born on 937[3]. His father was Alberic II of Spoleto[11]. His mother was Alda of Italy[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6], ruler[7], and writer[8]. John XII held the position of Pope[13].

Personal Life

John XII's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].

Death and Burial

John XII died on May 14, 964[5]. He died in Rome[4]. The cause of death was stroke[20]. Burial took place at Archbasilica of St. John Lateran[10].

Why It Matters

John XII ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,071 views/month, #6,602 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was John XII born?

John XII was born in Rome[2].

Where did John XII die?

John XII died in Rome[4].

Who were John XII's parents?

John XII's father was Alberic II of Spoleto[11]. John XII's mother was Alda of Italy[12].

What did John XII do for work?

John XII worked as Catholic priest[6], ruler[7], and writer[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . NNDB. wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . vatican.va. vatican.va. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Enciclopedia dei Papi. wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Enciclopedia dei Papi. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation Catholic priest, ruler, writer
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31727|batch #31727]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
  2. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00586046
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30846|batch #30846]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
  3. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id 129918
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12458]]: 389415, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/161281501|Iohannes PP. (#161281501)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6216|Parsifal persons]] "
  4. 15d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30465|batch #30465]]: add P1810 to P5739 1/3"
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