Page "Pope Sylvester II" Paragraph 25

The alleged story of the crown and papal legate authority given to Stephen I of Hungary by Sylvester in the year 1000 ( hence the reign title ' Apostolic King ') is noted by the 19th century historian Lewis L. Kropf as a possible forgery of the 17th century.

Likewise, the 20th century historian Zoltan J. Kosztolnyik states that " it seems more than unlikely that Rome would have acted in fulfilling Stephen's request for a crown without the support and approval of the emperor.