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JOHN VIII. - LoveToKnow Article on JOHN VIII. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) |
 | | John attempted to temporize, but Lambert, duke of Spoleto, a partisan of Carloman, whom sickness had recalled to Germany, entered Rome in 878 with an overwhelming force, and for thirty days virtually held John a prisoner in St Peters. |
 | | There be presided at the council of Troyes, which promulgated a ban of excommunication against the supporters of Carlomanamongst others Adalbert of Tuscany, Lambert of Spoleto, and Formosus, bishop of Porto, who was afterwards elevated to the papal chair. |
 | | Before this, in order to secure the aid of the Greek emperor against the Saracens, he had agreed to sanction the restoration of Photius to the see of Constantinople, and had withdrawn his consent on finding that he reaped from the concession no substantial benefit. |
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