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John IX
(
Latin
:
Ioannes Nonus
) was
Pope
from 898 to 900.
Although his exact birth day is unknown, he was a native of
Tivoli
, which is near Rome.
He was a
Benedictine
monk
.
He was made Pope because of the support of
Emperor
Lambert of Spoleto
.
[1]
Lambert was of the
Formosian
party. Pope
Sergius III
who had been elected by the Anti-Formosians was chased from office with arms. John IX died unexpectedly in the year 900, which again led to
feuds
between different groups.
Emblem
of the
popes
