His son, by his 15-year-old mistress Marozia, eventually became Pope John XI. Marozia's grandson, Pope John XII, stood accused of great crimes as well. According to one account, he "mutilated a ...

She’d probably still win for pith. Who but historians familiar with the likes of Sergius III (904-11) -- his mistress Marozia the Theophylact bore him an illegitimate son whom she later ...

His son, by his 15-year-old mistress, Marozia, eventually became Pope John XI. Marozia's grandson, Pope John XII, stood accused of great crimes as well. According to one account, he "mutilated a ...