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Pope Stephen II (Latin: Stephanus II; 714 – 26 April 757) was born a Roman aristocrat and member of the Orsini family. Stephen was the bishop of Rome from 26 March 752 to his death. Stephen II marks the historical delineation between the Byzantine Papacy and the Frankish Papacy .
Stephen II's brother and successor was Pope Paul I (757–767). According to the Catholic Encyclopedia: While Paul was with his dying brother at the Lateran, a party of the Romans gathered in the house of Archdeacon Theophylact in order to secure the latter's succession to the papal see. However, immediately after the burial of Stephen (died 26 ...
After a meeting with Pope Stephen II at Ponthion, Pepin forced the Lombard king to return the seized property from the Church. [13] He confirmed the papacy in possession of Ravenna and the Pentapolis, the so-called Donation of Pepin, whereby the Papal States were established, and the temporal reign of the papacy officially began. [13]
Carloman's kingdom in red (according to Auguste Longnon). At the age of 3 he was, together with his father Pepin the Short and his elder brother Charlemagne, anointed King of the Franks and titled "Patrician of the Romans" by Pope Stephen II, who had left Rome to beg the Frankish King for assistance against the Lombards. [2]
Seven years after Carloman's retirement and on the eve of his death, he once more stepped briefly on the public stage. In 754, Pope Stephen II had begged Pepin, now king, to come to his aid against the king of the Lombards, Aistulf. Carloman left Monte Cassino, at Aistulf's behest, to visit his brother to ask him not to march on Italy. [8]
Pope Paul I (Latin: Paulus I; 700 – 28 June 767) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the emerging Papal States from 29 May 757 to his death. He first served as a Roman deacon and was frequently employed by his brother, Pope Stephen II , in negotiations with the Lombard kings .
Pelagius II: circa 580 Pope Paul I (brother) [1] Stephen II: Pope Zachary: Before 750 Future Pope Paul I: Romano Marin [2] Pope Marinus I: Pope Nicholas I: cira 867 Cristoforo (relative) [3] Leo V: Sergius III: circa 904-911 Leone (brother) [3] Pope Leo VI: Pope John XI: circa 931-936 Future Pope Leo VII Pietro Ruffino (nephew) [4] Paschalis II ...
Brother of Stephen II; "While Paul was with his dying brother at the Lateran, a party of the Romans gathered in the house of Archdeacon Theophylact in order to secure the latter's succession to the papal see. However, immediately after the burial of Stephen (died 26 April, 757), Paul was elected by a large majority, and received episcopal ...