Chronological List of Popes Who Are Alleged To Have Been Murdered
- John VIII (872–882): Allegedly poisoned and then clubbed to death
- Adrian III (884–885): Allegedly poisoned
- Leo V (903): Allegedly strangled
- John X (914–928): Allegedly smothered with pillow
- Stephen VII/(VIII) (928–931): Allegedly murdered
- Sergius IV (1009–1012): Allegedly murdered
- Clement II (1046–1047): Allegedly poisoned
- Damasus II (1048): Allegedly murdered
- Boniface VIII (1294–1303): Death possibly (though unlikely) from the effects of ill-treatment one month before
- Benedict XI (1304–1305): Allegedly poisoned; no evidence provided
- Pope Pius XI (1922-1939): Allegedly, due to the fact that his doctor was the father of Benito Mussolini's mistress.
- John Paul I (1978): death just 33 days after Papal election led to conspiracy theories.
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