BONIFACE VII. was pope from Aug. 984 to July 985. His family name was Franco. In 974 he was substituted by Crescentius and the Romans for Benedict VI. who was assassinated. He was ejected by Count Sicco, the representative of the emperor Otto II., and fled to Constantinople. On the death of Otto (983) he returned, seized Pope John XIV., threw him into prison, and in stalled himself in his place.