RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Clement VII

1478 - 1534

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Pope Clement VII (Latin: Clemens VII; Italian: Clemente VII; born Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the most unfortunate of the popes", Clement VII's reign was marked by a rapid succession of political, military, and religious struggles—many long in the making—which had far-reaching consequences for Christianity and world politics. Elected in 1523 at the end of the Italian Renaissance, Clement came to the papacy with a high reputation as a statesman. He had served with distinction as chief advisor to Pope Leo X (1513–1521, his cousin), Pope Adrian VI (1522–1523), and commendably as gran maestro of Florence (1519–1523). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Clement VII is the 48th most popular religious figure (up from 54th in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Italy (up from 53rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Clement VII is most famous for being the pope during the time of the Protestant Reformation.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Clement VII ranks 48 out of 3,187. Before him are Jeremiah, Zoroaster, Joseph Smith, Mark the Evangelist, John Calvin, and Pope Urban VII. After him are Jonah, Queen of Sheba, Pope Gregory XVI, Pope Julius II, Pope Gregory XIII, and Pope Leo XI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1478, Pope Clement VII ranks 1. After him are Francisco Pizarro, Hayreddin Barbarossa, Thomas More, Philip I of Castile, Giorgione, Baldassare Castiglione, Jan Gossaert, John, Prince of Asturias, Pánfilo de Narváez, Sancha of Aragon, and Barbara Jagiellon. Among people deceased in 1534, Pope Clement VII ranks 1. After him are Hafsa Sultan, Antonio da Correggio, Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Thomas Cajetan, Marcantonio Raimondi, Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Stephen VIII Báthory, Otto Brunfels, Barbara Jagiellon, and Antonio da Sangallo the Elder.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Clement VII ranks 50 out of 5,161. Before him are Giacomo Puccini (1858), Alessandro Volta (1745), Brutus the Younger (-85), Ötzi (-3345), Pope Urban VII (1521), and Giotto (1267). After him are Juan Carlos I of Spain (1938), Donatello (1386), Tiberius (-42), Horace (-65), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), and Sulla (-138).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Clement VII ranks 13. Before him are Pope Pius IX (1792), Pope Pius XI (1857), Pope Pius X (1835), Pope Clement I (40), Pope Benedict XV (1854), and Pope Urban VII (1521). After him are Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Pope Julius II (1443), Pope Gregory XIII (1502), Pope Leo XI (1535), Pope Pius VII (1742), and Pope Leo X (1475).

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