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Temporal
Succession of the Patriarchate of St. Stephen
The Patriarchate of St.
Stephen is the temporal successor, as ecclesiastical claimant in the
Holy Roman Empire, to Florence, Etruria, Würzburg, Trier, and
Mainz. The Patronage of Saint Stephen derives from the commonality of
Stephen the Deacon and Protomartyr to the early churches associated
with the temporal patrimony of the Patriarchate, viz., the Basilica
of Arles (line of the Margraves of Tuscany and Kings of Italy and of
the Electorate of Trier as Imperial Arch-Chancellor of Gaul), the
Abbey of St. Stephen in Würzburg, and the Church of St. Stephen
(established by the Archbishop of Mainz as Arch-Chancellor of Germany).
In the first creation of
the title of Imperial Vice-King of Italy, during the first period of
Carolingian rule of Italy, Bosone I d'Arles, King of Lower Burgundy
and Provence was given the title by Charles the Bald, Holy Roman
Emperor, King of West Francia, and King of Italy. (From the earliest
times, though the Italian Crown was part of the Imperial Patrimony,
it was common for the Emperor to use principally the
Germanic/Frankish title, with Italian rule at times left to a crowned
Vice-King.) Willa of Provence, daughter of Bosone, married Hugh
d'Arles, King of Italy. His son, Ludovico, became King of Provence,
King of Italy, and Holy Roman Emperor.
Another example comes
during the time of Arnulf, Ludovico's predecessor as King of Italy
and Holy Roman Emperor. Arnulf crowned his illegitimate, yet
recognised son, Ratold, as Vice-King of Italy. After the reunion of
the Italian crown with the Holy Roman Emperor, the style of Vice-King
fell out of use until its second creation for Matilda, Margravine of Tuscany.
The Florentine
Archfather, as successor of Pope Leo X and temporal successor of St.
Peter the Apostle, holds the titles of Bishop of St. Stephen and
Prince of Rome, among others.
See
also the list
of Florentine Archfathers.


King
Bosone of Lower Burgundy and Provence, Imperial Vice-King of Italy,
humbles
himself before Saint Stephen the Deacon and Protomartyr,
celestial
Patron of the Patriarchate of St. Stephen.
From a
fresco in the Abbey of Charlieu in Burgundy.
Hugh d'Arles, King of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
Bosone d'Arles, Margrave of Tuscany * Brother of Hugh, King of Italy.
Umberto d'Arles, Margrave of Tuscany * Son of Hugh, King of Italy
Hugh d'Arles, Margrave of Tuscany
Boniface III di Canossa, Margrave of Tuscany * Grandson of Hugh,
King of Italy
Federico di Canossa, Margrave of Tuscany
1. Matilda
di Canossa, Margravine of Tuscany, Vice-Queen of Italy in the Holy
Roman Empire * Daughter of Boniface III of Tuscany and Beatrice of
Lorraine and Bar. Titles and lands were gifted to the church upon her
death without issue, thus initiating the ecclesiastical temporal
claims associated with Tuscany. Though the Popes had claim of
sovereignty over Italy as Imperial Vice-King, they exercised this as
Pope and Ecclesiastical
Overlord
of Italy.
2. Paschal
II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
3.
Gelasius II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
4.
Callixstus II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire * Cousin
of the present Patriarch of St. Stephen
5.
Honorius II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
6.
Innocent II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
7.
Celestine II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
8. Lucius
II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
9. Eugene
III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
10.
Anastasius IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
11. Adrian
IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
12.
Alexander III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
13. Lucius
III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
14. Urban
III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
15.
Gregory VIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
16.
Clement III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
17.
Celestine III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
18.
Innocent III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire * Cousin
of the present Patriarch of St. Stephen
19.
Honorius III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
20.
Gregory IX, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire * Cousin
of the present Patriarch of St. Stephen
21.
Celestine IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
22.
Innocent IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
23.
Alexander IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire * Cousin
of the present Patriarch of St. Stephen
24. Urban
IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
25.
Clement IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
26.
Gregory X, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
27.
Innocent V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
28. Adrian
V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
29. John
XXI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
30.
Nicholas III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
31. Martin
IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
32.
Honorius IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
33.
Nicholas IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
34.
Celestine V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
35.
Boniface VIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire * Cousin
of the present Patriarch of St. Stephen
36.
Benedict XI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
37.
Clement V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire * Cousin
of the present Patriarch of St. Stephen
38. John
XXII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
39.
Benedict XII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
40.
Clement VI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
41.
Innocent VI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
42. Urban
V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire * Cousin
of the present Patriarch of St. Stephen
43.
Gregory XI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
44. Urban
VI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
45.
Boniface IX, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
46.
Innocent VII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
47.
Gregory XII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
48. Martin
V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire * Cousin
of the present Patriarch of St. Stephen
49. Eugene
IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
50.
Nicholas V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
51.
Callixtus III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
52. Pius
II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
53. Paul
II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
54. Sixtus
IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
55.
Innocent VIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
56.
Alexander VI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
57. Pius
III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Ecclesiastical Overlord
of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
58. Julius
II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
59. Leo X
de' Medici, Pope, Cardinal Prince of Florence, Ecclesiastical
Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire * Cousin of the present
Patriarch of St. Stephen
60. Adrian
VI of Utrecht, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
61.
Clement VII de' Medici, Pope, Archbishop of Florence, Bishop of Rome,
Sovereign of the Papal States, Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in
the Holy Roman Empire * Cousin of the present Patriarch of St. Stephen
62. Paul
III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Ecclesiastical Overlord
of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire * Cousin of the present
Patriarch of St. Stephen
63. Julius
III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Ecclesiastical Overlord
of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
64.
Marcellus II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
65. Paul
IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire * Cousin
of the present Patriarch of St. Stephen
66. Pius
IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
67. Pius
V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
68.
Gregory XIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
69. Sixtus
V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
69A.
Ferdinand I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Car-dinal Prince of Florence
* Cousin of the present Patriarch of St. Stephen. After his
resignation of the cardinalate, the ecclesiastical claim reverted to
the Church.
70. Urban
VII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Ecclesiastical Overlord
of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
71.
Gregory XIV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire * Cousin
of the present Patriarch of St. Stephen
72.
Innocent IX, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
73.
Clement VIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire * Cousin
of the present Patriarch of St. Stephen
74. Leo
XI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire * Cousin
of the present Patriarch of St. Stephen
75. Paul
V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
76.
Gregory XV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
77. Urban
VIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Ecclesiastical Overlord
of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire * Main line of Apostolic
Succession of the Patriarchs of St. Stephen
78.
Innocent X, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
79.
Alexander VII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Pa-pal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
80.
Clement IX, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
81.
Clement X, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
82.
Innocent XI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
83.
Alexander VIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Pa-pal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
84.
Innocent XII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
85.
Clement XI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
86.
Innocent XIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire * Cousin
of the present Patriarch of St. Stephen
87.
Benedict XIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire * Cousin
of the present Patriarch of St. Stephen
88.
Clement XII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
89.
Benedict XIV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
90.
Clement XIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
91.
Clement XIV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
92. Pius
VI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
93. Pius
VII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Ecclesiastical Overlord
of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
94. Leo
XII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Ecclesiastical Overlord
of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
95. Pius
VIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Ecclesiastical Overlord
of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
96.
Gregory XVI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
97. St. Pius
IX, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
98. Leo
XIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Ecclesiastical Overlord
of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire * The secondary line of
Apostolic Succession of the Patriarchs of St. Stephen
99. Pius
X, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
100.
Benedict XV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
101. Pius
XI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
102. St. Pius
XII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
103. John
XXIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
104. Paul
VI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
105. John
Paul I, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
106. John
Paul II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
107.
Benedict XVI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States,
Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire
108.
Rutherford I, Florentine Archfather and Cardinal Count of Sainte
Animie, Prince of Florence, Ecclesiastical Overlord of Italy in the
Holy Roman Empire, Anglo-Italian Imperial Patriarch * elected
Patriarch 2011
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