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NAME: Pope Stephen V
OCCUPATION: Pope
BIRTH DATE: Unknown
DEATH DATE: September 14, 891
PLACE OF BIRTH: Rome
PLACE OF DEATH: Rome, Italy

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Stephen V was pope from 885 to 891. He witnessed the disintegration of the Carolingian Empire and intermittent struggles for the Italian crown.

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Stephen V was pope from 885 to 891. Upon being appointed, he refused to accept Photius as patriarch of Constantinople. It wasn't until the Byzantine emperor Leo VI the Wise took power that he was granted his request. Leo exiled Photius in 886. Pope Stephen witnessed outside attacks and internal struggles for the Italian crown, finally choosing Guy of Spoleto as Holy Roman emperor in 891.

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