Just for a bit of info, John Paul I was the first pope with a double name, and the reason he chose his name was because of his two predecessors.
Pope Elect Stephen Lives Longer
752 - 757: Stephen II (Italy)
757 - 770: Lando I (Italy)
770 - 773: Matthias I (Byzantine Empire)
773 - 781: Honorius II (Syria)
781 - 800: Charles I (France)
800 - 809: Stephen III (Italy)
809 - 822: Leo III (Croatia) [1]
822 - 833: Paul I (Byzantine Empire)
833 - 837: Paul II(Byzantine Empire) [2]
837 - 844: Honorius III (France) [3]
844 - 855: Paul III (Croatia) [4]
855 - 863: Marinus I (Italy) [5]
863 - 873: Marius I (Italy) [6]
873 - 888: Gregory IV (Germany)
888 - 901: Gregory V (Germany)
901 - 904: Stephen IV (Italy)
904 - 919: Marius II (Italy) [7]
919 - 931: Formosus I (Italy)
931 - 942: Leo IV(Croatia) [8]
942 - 961: Honorius IV (Italy) [9]
961 - 965: Marius III (Byzantine Empire)[10]
965 - 972: Marinus II (France)
972 - 1000: Honorius V (Italy) [11]
1000 - 1003: Pius II (Italy)
1003 - 1012: Pius III (Italy) [12]
1012 - 1019: Alexander II (Germany) [13]
1019 - 1028: Alexander III (Normandy) [14]
1028 - 1033: Nicholas I (France) [15]
1033 - 1040: Nicholas II (France) [16]
1040 - 1048: Pius IV (Italy)
1048 - 1066: Palantinatus I (Germany) [17]
1066 - 1078: Severus I (Italy) [18]
1078 - 1100: Pius IV (Italy) [19]
1100 - 1111: Alexander IV (England)
1111 - 1123: John Paul I (Denmark) [20]
1123 - 1126: Nicholas III (Italy) [21]
[1] Came into power when the ruler of Croatia bribed and pressure the cardinals into electing him.
[2] Soon after his election it was found out that Paul II was actually the illegitimate son of Paul I. He was assassinated soon after.
[3] Famous for the Cadaver Synod, where he tried both Paul I and II for their crimes against the church. He performed the Damnatio memoriae and annulled all of their proclamations and decrees.
[4] Cousin of Paul II, had Honorius III assassinated and had both Paul I, and Paul II pardoned for their crimes.
[5] He would revoke the pardon for Paul I, but would keep Paul II's pardon, citing it was Paul I's adultery that was the issue. He would eventually beatify Paul II.
[6] He would attempt conquest of all of Italy. He almost succeeded, but was killed at the battle of Beneveto by the Byzantine General Petronas the Patrician.
[7] Marius II, like his earlier namesake was also a warrior. Instead of going after Byzantine Italy however, he headed north, conquering all the way up to Lombardia. Although he left the local nobility alone, he now controlled all of Italy save everything south of Naples, and the Italian holdings of Venice.
[8] Like the Leo before him, Leo IV was Croatian. As a result, and alliance between the burgeoning Papal Empire and Croatia became inevitable. Together, they crushed the Venetians at the battle of Verona, and Crushed the Serbians as the battle of Ragusa. Because of this, Venice became a rump state that only controlled the city itself, and Serbia disappeared as if it had never existed.
[9] Originally an Anti-pope who condemned the Croatians for trying to turn the Papacy into their political tool, he overthrew Leo IV with the blessings of both the Holy Roman emperor and the Eastern Roman emperor, who viewed the nascent alliance as an annoyance and threat. Byzantium would use Honorius' papal bull that excommunicated the Croatian king to restore the original Serbian state and smite the Croatians at the Battle of Zenica, reminding the Croatians that they aren't the baddest boys in Europe.
[10] Unlike any of the Marii before him, Marius III was a pacifist who saw the expansion of the Papal States as a sin against God. As a result, he released the cities north of Tuscany from Papal Bondage, thus creating the independent nations of Parma, Genova, Verona, and Bologna. However, this caused the ire of many of the cardinals who had him killed as a result.
[11] In a reversal of Marius III's policies, Honorius V, was again for the enlargement of the Papal States, annexing both Sardinia and Corsica to the Papacy. He also struck at the Muslim stronghold of Mdina, capturing it and the rest of Malta. Also during his reign he called for a crusade on the Egyptians, in order to get a large breadbasket for the eventual conquest of Byzantine Held Jerusalem.
[12] The Crusade against the Egyptians actually succeeds, although barely. Many French, Croatian, and Italian nobles quickly seize fiefs throughout, leaving the Papal States nothing despite their contribution. Enraged, Pius III invades and conquers all of Dalmatia, cutting off the Croatians from the Holy Land. He then doesn't allow the French past Corsica, nor the northern Italians pass through the Adriatic. As a result, Crusaders start arriving from other areas, such as Byzantium, Armenia, and Georgia, effectively splitting all of what used to be Egypt between the western Catholics and the eastern orthodox. Needless to say this will cause future problems, especially for the local Coptic Christians.
[13] A far more peaceable man, he allows the French to navigate the Mediterranean again. He also commissions the Order of Alexandria, a group of knights whose purpose was to guard cities and roads in the Levant and North Africa and maintain order.
[14] Led a personal campaign against the numerous Barbary states in North Africa, establishing Dioceses mostly in Libya.
[15] Was ambushed by Egyptian bandits during his pilgrimage to Ethiopia and Nubia. He was tortured to death over several weeks and would be sainted along with his guard, resulting in the beatification of the 61 Martyrs of Luxor.
[16] Led a conquest over the Tunisian Hafsids and conquered all of the Tunisian Coast and establish the Knights of the Falcon in Malta, which would be the Papal Naval Base for years to come.
[17] Also known as the most corrupt popes to ever hold the vestments, Palatinatus I wasted most the money in the Papal treasury on alcohol, women, putting his illegitimate children in charge of Papal Fiefs, and excommunicating or assassinating any Cardinal who tried to stop him. Died of a Hashish inspired balcony dive.
[18] One of Palatinatus' greatest surviving opponents, he performed the Second Cadaver Synod and ritualistically beheaded the former pope's dead body after the trial. His reign was seen as cruel, but necessary to maintain the papacy as the first among equals.
[19] Although he was the youngest of Palintinatus' sons, he was surprisingly pious, this his name. Throughout his reign he created saints of several well known holy men. He also had Saint Peter's Tomb renovated and improved, building a mid sized church atop it. During his reign, Alexander the Great's tomb was apparently found, and he and his crystal coffin were taken to Rome.
[20] Also known as the Viking Pope, a group of Normans and a German army accompanied then Harald Haraldsson, bishop of Aarhus, and pressured the Cardinals to elect him. He was the first pope to choose a double title, inspired by the two Apostles and prior popes with that name.
[21] Visited most of the new churches in Libya, whose population remained a mixture of Muslims and Christians with a Muslim majority. Died of old age in transit back to Rome.
Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople
946 - 961: Tryphon II (Byzantine Empire)
961 - 972: Tryphon III (Byzantine Empire)
972 - 987: Basil I (Bulgaria)
987 - 1003: Basil II (Bulgaria)
1003 - 1021: Paul V (Byzantine Empire)
1021 - 1025: Paul VI (Byzantine Empire)[1]
1025 - 1041: Antony III (Albania)
1041 - 1054: Basil III (Bulgaria)[2]
1054 - 1071: Photius II (Byzantine Empire)[3]
1071 - 1075: Photius III (Byzantine Empire)
1075 - 1087: Ignatius II (Byzantine Empire)
1088 - 1101: Photius IV (Byzantine Empire) [4]
1101 - 1120: Paul VII (Albania) [5]
1120 - 1129: Paul VIII (Albania)
1129 - 1142: Antony IV (Albania)
[1]A very angry and resentful man, he tried and tried to get the Byzantine Emperor to attack the rapidly strengthening Order of Alexandria. He died of a Heart Attack shortly after being refused for the umpteenth time, though it is suspected he was poisoned.
[2] Angry that the Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos refused to attack the growing Papal State, he led Cyprus into rebellion against the Eastern Romans and created a pirate state that would raid Papal shipments back and forth from the Holy Land.
[3] Became Patriarch when Basil III seized Cyprus.
[4] The grandson of Basil III, he returned his family to Constantinople after his father was killed by an insurrection by the local Cypriots. Cyprus was later taken as a forward base by the Order of Alexandria.
[5] Known for his rivalry with Alexander IV, which climaxed when he insisted on interring Megas Alexandros in Constantinople.
Grandmasters of the Order of Alexandria
1012 - 1020: Ulf Wettin (Germany)
1020 - 1033: Poppo von Babenberg (Germany)
1033 - 1040: Wilhelm von Worms(Germany)[1]
1040 - 1056: Welf the Elder (Germany) [2]
1056 - 1066: Tostig the Saxon (England) [3]
1066 - 1087: Welf the Younger (Egypt) [4]
1087 - 1098: Alexander of New Thebes (Egypt)
1098 - 1102: Abraham of Luxor (Egypt) [5]
1102 - 1121: Anaximandros of Cyprus (Egypt) [6]
1121 - 1129: Odo Capet (France) [7]
[1] Also known as the Foolish Duke, Wilhelm charged a lone ship against a Cypriot Pirate Armada. Although they succeeded in protecting their shipment, which was a tens of crates of Egyptian Dates, he died of his wounds.
[2] Fell for a Coptic Christian from a prominent family and married her. His term was marked with increased conversions and trade.
[3] Exiled for sleeping with the wife of the King of England, Edward the Confessor. He was famous for his adultery and lechery. Many of the royal houses of Egypt likely are descended (at least partially) from this man.
[4] Second son of Welf the Elder; he joined the Order and became Grandmaster at a young age due to his connections.
[5] A second generation Christian Arab, he didn't gain respect until he died saving Egypt from the Seljuk Turks at the battle of Ascalon.
[6] Son of a Cypriot Noble who aided the order's conquest, he was famous for raiding the Muslim Settlements along the Hedjaz, as well as fighting the Seljuks and retaking the Sinai for Christendom, establishing the famed Fort on Mt. Sinai.
[7] Youngest son of the King of France, he went to Egypt to protect it from the Seljuk threat. He was an inspiring (if not talented) leader.
Pope Elect Stephen Lives Longer
752 - 757: Stephen II (Italy)
757 - 770: Lando I (Italy)
770 - 773: Matthias I (Byzantine Empire)
773 - 781: Honorius II (Syria)
781 - 800: Charles I (France)
800 - 809: Stephen III (Italy)
809 - 822: Leo III (Croatia) [1]
822 - 833: Paul I (Byzantine Empire)
833 - 837: Paul II(Byzantine Empire) [2]
837 - 844: Honorius III (France) [3]
844 - 855: Paul III (Croatia) [4]
855 - 863: Marinus I (Italy) [5]
863 - 873: Marius I (Italy) [6]
873 - 888: Gregory IV (Germany)
888 - 901: Gregory V (Germany)
901 - 904: Stephen IV (Italy)
904 - 919: Marius II (Italy) [7]
919 - 931: Formosus I (Italy)
931 - 942: Leo IV(Croatia) [8]
942 - 961: Honorius IV (Italy) [9]
961 - 965: Marius III (Byzantine Empire)[10]
965 - 972: Marinus II (France)
972 - 1000: Honorius V (Italy) [11]
1000 - 1003: Pius II (Italy)
1003 - 1012: Pius III (Italy) [12]
1012 - 1019: Alexander II (Germany) [13]
1019 - 1028: Alexander III (Normandy) [14]
1028 - 1033: Nicholas I (France) [15]
1033 - 1040: Nicholas II (France) [16]
1040 - 1048: Pius IV (Italy)
1048 - 1066: Palantinatus I (Germany) [17]
1066 - 1078: Severus I (Italy) [18]
1078 - 1100: Pius IV (Italy) [19]
1100 - 1111: Alexander IV (England)
1111 - 1123: John Paul I (Denmark) [20]
1123 - 1126: Nicholas III (Italy) [21]
[1] Came into power when the ruler of Croatia bribed and pressure the cardinals into electing him.
[2] Soon after his election it was found out that Paul II was actually the illegitimate son of Paul I. He was assassinated soon after.
[3] Famous for the Cadaver Synod, where he tried both Paul I and II for their crimes against the church. He performed the Damnatio memoriae and annulled all of their proclamations and decrees.
[4] Cousin of Paul II, had Honorius III assassinated and had both Paul I, and Paul II pardoned for their crimes.
[5] He would revoke the pardon for Paul I, but would keep Paul II's pardon, citing it was Paul I's adultery that was the issue. He would eventually beatify Paul II.
[6] He would attempt conquest of all of Italy. He almost succeeded, but was killed at the battle of Beneveto by the Byzantine General Petronas the Patrician.
[7] Marius II, like his earlier namesake was also a warrior. Instead of going after Byzantine Italy however, he headed north, conquering all the way up to Lombardia. Although he left the local nobility alone, he now controlled all of Italy save everything south of Naples, and the Italian holdings of Venice.
[8] Like the Leo before him, Leo IV was Croatian. As a result, and alliance between the burgeoning Papal Empire and Croatia became inevitable. Together, they crushed the Venetians at the battle of Verona, and Crushed the Serbians as the battle of Ragusa. Because of this, Venice became a rump state that only controlled the city itself, and Serbia disappeared as if it had never existed.
[9] Originally an Anti-pope who condemned the Croatians for trying to turn the Papacy into their political tool, he overthrew Leo IV with the blessings of both the Holy Roman emperor and the Eastern Roman emperor, who viewed the nascent alliance as an annoyance and threat. Byzantium would use Honorius' papal bull that excommunicated the Croatian king to restore the original Serbian state and smite the Croatians at the Battle of Zenica, reminding the Croatians that they aren't the baddest boys in Europe.
[10] Unlike any of the Marii before him, Marius III was a pacifist who saw the expansion of the Papal States as a sin against God. As a result, he released the cities north of Tuscany from Papal Bondage, thus creating the independent nations of Parma, Genova, Verona, and Bologna. However, this caused the ire of many of the cardinals who had him killed as a result.
[11] In a reversal of Marius III's policies, Honorius V, was again for the enlargement of the Papal States, annexing both Sardinia and Corsica to the Papacy. He also struck at the Muslim stronghold of Mdina, capturing it and the rest of Malta. Also during his reign he called for a crusade on the Egyptians, in order to get a large breadbasket for the eventual conquest of Byzantine Held Jerusalem.
[12] The Crusade against the Egyptians actually succeeds, although barely. Many French, Croatian, and Italian nobles quickly seize fiefs throughout, leaving the Papal States nothing despite their contribution. Enraged, Pius III invades and conquers all of Dalmatia, cutting off the Croatians from the Holy Land. He then doesn't allow the French past Corsica, nor the northern Italians pass through the Adriatic. As a result, Crusaders start arriving from other areas, such as Byzantium, Armenia, and Georgia, effectively splitting all of what used to be Egypt between the western Catholics and the eastern orthodox. Needless to say this will cause future problems, especially for the local Coptic Christians.
[13] A far more peaceable man, he allows the French to navigate the Mediterranean again. He also commissions the Order of Alexandria, a group of knights whose purpose was to guard cities and roads in the Levant and North Africa and maintain order.
[14] Led a personal campaign against the numerous Barbary states in North Africa, establishing Dioceses mostly in Libya.
[15] Was ambushed by Egyptian bandits during his pilgrimage to Ethiopia and Nubia. He was tortured to death over several weeks and would be sainted along with his guard, resulting in the beatification of the 61 Martyrs of Luxor.
[16] Led a conquest over the Tunisian Hafsids and conquered all of the Tunisian Coast and establish the Knights of the Falcon in Malta, which would be the Papal Naval Base for years to come.
[17] Also known as the most corrupt popes to ever hold the vestments, Palatinatus I wasted most the money in the Papal treasury on alcohol, women, putting his illegitimate children in charge of Papal Fiefs, and excommunicating or assassinating any Cardinal who tried to stop him. Died of a Hashish inspired balcony dive.
[18] One of Palatinatus' greatest surviving opponents, he performed the Second Cadaver Synod and ritualistically beheaded the former pope's dead body after the trial. His reign was seen as cruel, but necessary to maintain the papacy as the first among equals.
[19] Although he was the youngest of Palintinatus' sons, he was surprisingly pious, this his name. Throughout his reign he created saints of several well known holy men. He also had Saint Peter's Tomb renovated and improved, building a mid sized church atop it. During his reign, Alexander the Great's tomb was apparently found, and he and his crystal coffin were taken to Rome.
[20] Also known as the Viking Pope, a group of Normans and a German army accompanied then Harald Haraldsson, bishop of Aarhus, and pressured the Cardinals to elect him. He was the first pope to choose a double title, inspired by the two Apostles and prior popes with that name.
[21] Visited most of the new churches in Libya, whose population remained a mixture of Muslims and Christians with a Muslim majority. Died of old age in transit back to Rome.
Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople
946 - 961: Tryphon II (Byzantine Empire)
961 - 972: Tryphon III (Byzantine Empire)
972 - 987: Basil I (Bulgaria)
987 - 1003: Basil II (Bulgaria)
1003 - 1021: Paul V (Byzantine Empire)
1021 - 1025: Paul VI (Byzantine Empire)[1]
1025 - 1041: Antony III (Albania)
1041 - 1054: Basil III (Bulgaria)[2]
1054 - 1071: Photius II (Byzantine Empire)[3]
1071 - 1075: Photius III (Byzantine Empire)
1075 - 1087: Ignatius II (Byzantine Empire)
1088 - 1101: Photius IV (Byzantine Empire) [4]
1101 - 1120: Paul VII (Albania) [5]
1120 - 1129: Paul VIII (Albania)
1129 - 1142: Antony IV (Albania)
[1]A very angry and resentful man, he tried and tried to get the Byzantine Emperor to attack the rapidly strengthening Order of Alexandria. He died of a Heart Attack shortly after being refused for the umpteenth time, though it is suspected he was poisoned.
[2] Angry that the Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos refused to attack the growing Papal State, he led Cyprus into rebellion against the Eastern Romans and created a pirate state that would raid Papal shipments back and forth from the Holy Land.
[3] Became Patriarch when Basil III seized Cyprus.
[4] The grandson of Basil III, he returned his family to Constantinople after his father was killed by an insurrection by the local Cypriots. Cyprus was later taken as a forward base by the Order of Alexandria.
[5] Known for his rivalry with Alexander IV, which climaxed when he insisted on interring Megas Alexandros in Constantinople.
Grandmasters of the Order of Alexandria
1012 - 1020: Ulf Wettin (Germany)
1020 - 1033: Poppo von Babenberg (Germany)
1033 - 1040: Wilhelm von Worms(Germany)[1]
1040 - 1056: Welf the Elder (Germany) [2]
1056 - 1066: Tostig the Saxon (England) [3]
1066 - 1087: Welf the Younger (Egypt) [4]
1087 - 1098: Alexander of New Thebes (Egypt)
1098 - 1102: Abraham of Luxor (Egypt) [5]
1102 - 1121: Anaximandros of Cyprus (Egypt) [6]
1121 - 1129: Odo Capet (France) [7]
[1] Also known as the Foolish Duke, Wilhelm charged a lone ship against a Cypriot Pirate Armada. Although they succeeded in protecting their shipment, which was a tens of crates of Egyptian Dates, he died of his wounds.
[2] Fell for a Coptic Christian from a prominent family and married her. His term was marked with increased conversions and trade.
[3] Exiled for sleeping with the wife of the King of England, Edward the Confessor. He was famous for his adultery and lechery. Many of the royal houses of Egypt likely are descended (at least partially) from this man.
[4] Second son of Welf the Elder; he joined the Order and became Grandmaster at a young age due to his connections.
[5] A second generation Christian Arab, he didn't gain respect until he died saving Egypt from the Seljuk Turks at the battle of Ascalon.
[6] Son of a Cypriot Noble who aided the order's conquest, he was famous for raiding the Muslim Settlements along the Hedjaz, as well as fighting the Seljuks and retaking the Sinai for Christendom, establishing the famed Fort on Mt. Sinai.
[7] Youngest son of the King of France, he went to Egypt to protect it from the Seljuk threat. He was an inspiring (if not talented) leader.