Boniface VI

Pope Boniface VI (; died 26 April 896), a native of Rome, served very briefly as the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States in April of 896. He was elected as a result of riots soon after the death of Pope Formosus on April 4. Prior to his reign, he had twice incurred a sentence of deprivation of orders as a subdeacon and as a priest. After a pontificate of fifteen days, he is said by some to have died of gout,

The Papal historian Caesar Baronius describes him as a 'disgusting monster' guilty of adultery and homicide.

At a synod in Rome held by John IX in 898, his election was pronounced null and void. He then likely served as a sub-deacon or priest before his election to the papacy.