Chronological List of Popes Murdered
- Stephen VI (896–897): Strangled
- Stephen VII/(IX) (939–942): Mutilated
- John XII (955–964): Presumed Murdered
- Benedict VI (973–974): Strangled
- John XIV (983–984): Either by starvation, ill-treatment or direct murder
- Gregory V (996–999): Poisoned
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