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Temporal
Succession of the Anglican Patriarchate of Rome
The Anglican Patriarchate of Rome, Pontifical States is the temporal successor, as ecclesiastical claimant,
to the Roman Empire, as well as, in the
Holy Roman Empire, to Florence, Etruria, Würzburg, Trier, Köln, 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. Matilda gifted her titles to the Church upon her death without
children, solidifying the papal overlordship of Italy. Today, in
keeping with that tradition, the title is rendered as Imperial Lord of
Italy.
The
Florentine Archfather, as successor of Pope Saint Leo X and temporal
successor of St. Peter the Apostle, holds the titles of Prince of the Romans and
Coadjutor of Rome, Anglican Patriarch of Rome, Anglo-Roman Metropolian
of Aquileia, and Imperial Lord of Italy, Naples, Walsingham, and the
Floridas, 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, Imperial Lord of Italy
3.
Gelasius II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
4.
Callixstus II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy * Cousin
of the present Archfather
5.
Honorius II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
6.
Innocent II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
7.
Celestine II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
8. Lucius
II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
9. Eugene
III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
10.
Anastasius IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
11. Adrian
IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
12.
Alexander III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
13. Lucius
III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
14. Urban
III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
15.
Gregory VIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
16.
Clement III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
17.
Celestine III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
18.
Innocent III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy * Cousin
of the present Archfather
19.
Honorius III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
20.
Gregory IX, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy * Cousin
of the present Archfather
21.
Celestine IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
22.
Innocent IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
23.
Alexander IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy * Cousin
of the present Archfather
24. Urban
IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
25.
Clement IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
26.
Gregory X, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
27.
Innocent V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
28. Adrian
V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
29. John
XXI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
30.
Nicholas III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
31. Martin
IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
32.
Honorius IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
33.
Nicholas IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
34.
Celestine V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
35.
Boniface VIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy * Cousin
of the present Archfather
36.
Benedict XI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
37.
Clement V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy * Cousin
of the present Archfather
38. John
XXII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
39.
Benedict XII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
40.
Clement VI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
41.
Innocent VI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
42. Urban
V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy * Cousin
of the present Archfather
43.
Gregory XI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
44. Urban
VI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
45.
Boniface IX, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
46.
Innocent VII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
47.
Gregory XII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
48. Martin
V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy * Cousin
of the present Archfather
49. Eugene
IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
50.
Nicholas V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
51.
Callixtus III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
52. Pius
II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
53. Paul
II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
54. Sixtus
IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
55.
Innocent VIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
56.
Alexander VI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
57. Pius
III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
58. Julius
II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
59. Saint Leo X
de' Medici, Pope, Cardinal Prince of Florence, Imperial Lord of Italy * Cousin of the present Archfather
60. Adrian
VI of Utrecht, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
61.
Clement VII de' Medici, Pope, Archbishop of Florence, Bishop of Rome,
Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy * Cousin of the present Archfather
62. Paul
III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy * Cousin of the present Archfather
63. Julius
III, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
64.
Marcellus II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
65. Paul
IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy * Cousin
of the present Archfather
66. Pius
IV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
67. Pius
V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
68.
Gregory XIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
69. Sixtus
V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
69A.
Ferdinand I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Car-dinal Prince of Florence
* Cousin of the present Archfather. 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, Imperial Lord of Italy
71.
Gregory XIV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy * Cousin
of the present Archfather
72.
Innocent IX, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
73.
Clement VIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy * Cousin
of the present Archfather
74. Leo
XI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy * Cousin
of the present Archfather
75. Paul
V, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
76.
Gregory XV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
77. Urban
VIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy * Main line of Apostolic
Succession of the Patriarchs of St. Stephen
78.
Innocent X, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
79.
Alexander VII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Pa-pal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
80.
Clement IX, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
81.
Clement X, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
82.
Innocent XI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
83.
Alexander VIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Pa-pal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
84.
Innocent XII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
85.
Clement XI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
86.
Innocent XIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy * Cousin
of the present Archfather
87.
Benedict XIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy * Cousin
of the present Archfather
88.
Clement XII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
89.
Benedict XIV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
90.
Clement XIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
91.
Clement XIV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
92. Pius
VI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
93. Pius
VII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
94. Leo
XII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
95. Pius
VIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
96.
Gregory XVI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
97. St. Pius
IX, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
98. Leo
XIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy * The secondary line of
Apostolic Succession of the Patriarchs of St. Stephen
99. Pius
X, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
100.
Benedict XV, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
101. Pius
XI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
102. St. Pius
XII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
103. John
XXIII, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
104. Paul
VI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
105. John
Paul I, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
106. John
Paul II, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
107.
Benedict XVI, Pope, Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of the Papal States, Imperial Lord of Italy
108.
Rutherford I, Florentine Archfather, Coadjutor of Rome, Prince of Rome
and Florence, Imperial Lord of Italy, Anglical Patriarch of Rome * elected
Patriarch 2011
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