Saeculum obscurum

period of corrupt papal appointments in the 10th century
Organization government Q1359213
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Saeculum obscurum

Summary

Saeculum obscurum is a government[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of government entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (496 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Saeculum obscurum is in the country of Italy[3].
  • Saeculum obscurum's instance of is recorded as government[4].
  • Saeculum obscurum's part of is recorded as Dark Ages[5].
  • Saeculum obscurum's part of is recorded as history of the papacy[6].
  • Saeculum obscurum's said to be the same as is recorded as pornocracy[7].
  • +0904-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Saeculum obscurum[8].
  • Saeculum obscurum was dissolved in +0964-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Saeculum obscurum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03b_zy[10].
  • Saeculum obscurum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Saeculum obscurum[11].
  • Saeculum obscurum's director / manager is recorded as Sergius III[12].
  • Saeculum obscurum's director / manager is recorded as John XII[13].
  • Saeculum obscurum's director / manager is recorded as Theophylact I[14].
  • Saeculum obscurum's director / manager is recorded as Alberic II of Spoleto[15].
  • Saeculum obscurum's director / manager is recorded as Otto I the Great[16].
  • Saeculum obscurum's director / manager is recorded as Marozia[17].
  • Saeculum obscurum's director / manager is recorded as Pope Joan[18].
  • Saeculum obscurum's director / manager is recorded as Theodora[19].
  • Saeculum obscurum's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[20].
  • Saeculum obscurum's described by source is recorded as The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire[21].
  • Saeculum obscurum's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'saeculum obscurum'}[22].
  • Saeculum obscurum's named by is recorded as Caesar Baronius[23].

Body

Founding

+0904-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Saeculum obscurum[8].

Identity

Part of include Dark Ages[5], a concept[24] and history of the papacy[6], an aspect of history[25].

Leadership

Directors / managers include Sergius III[12], John XII[13], Theophylact I[14], Alberic II of Spoleto[15], Otto I the Great[16], and Marozia[17].

Dissolution

Saeculum obscurum was dissolved in +0964-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].

Why It Matters

Saeculum obscurum ranks in the top 6% of government entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (496 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . De mulieribus claris. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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