April 996 A.D. John XV Dies—Rome’s 137th; Conflicts with Rheims & German Politics
April 996 A.D. John XV Dies—Rome’s 137 th ; Conflicts with Rheims & German Politics Kirsch, Johann Peter. "Pope John XV (XVI)." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08427c.htm . Accessed 29 Aug 2014. John XV Enthroned 985; d. April, 996. After John XIV had been removed by force , the usurper, Boniface VII , reigned eleven months, dying in July, 985. A Roman named John, the son of a Roman presbyter Leo, was then elected pope , and crowned between 6 August and 5 September, 985. A few later chroniclers ( Marianus Scotus , Godfrey of Viterbo ) and some papal catalogues give as the immediate successor of Boniface another John, son of Robert, who is supposed to have reigned four months, and is placed by a...