# Antipope Benedict X - Antipope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/antipope-benedict-x
Pontificate: 4 April 1058 – 24 January 1059
Status: Antipope
Born-Died: Unknown - c. 1074
Papal era: Gregorian Reform
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipope_Benedict_X

Subject and later the claimant of the throne of the Papal States. In opposition to Nicholas II.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Nicholas II](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-nicholas-ii)
- Next in list: [Pope Alexander II](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-alexander-ii)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1059 - [Papal election decree](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1059-papal-election-decree)