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Pope Clement X

1590 - 1676

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Pope Clement X (Latin: Clemens X; Italian: Clemente X; 13 July 1590 – 22 July 1676), born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 April 1670 to his death on 22 July 1676. Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, born in Rome in 1590, belonged to the Papal nobility. He received a doctorate in law and held various positions within the Catholic Church, including Bishop of Camerino and Superintendent of the Papal Exchequer. At the age of almost 80, he was elected Pope Clement X in 1670 after a four-month-long conclave. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Clement X is the 145th most popular religious figure (up from 199th in 2019), the 149th most popular biography from Italy (up from 227th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Clement X was most famous for being the pope who excommunicated King Louis XIV of France.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Clement X ranks 145 out of 3,187. Before him are Catherine of Alexandria, Pope Urban V, Francis Xavier, Pope Clement VI, Pope Nicholas V, and Pope John XXII. After him are Maimonides, Pope Clement IX, Martin of Tours, Pope Boniface VIII, Huldrych Zwingli, and Bahá'u'lláh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1590, Pope Clement X ranks 3. Before him are Ahmed I, and Kösem Sultan. After him are Mahfiruz Hatun, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Simon Vouet, William Bradford, Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw, Gioachino Greco, Urbain Grandier, John Albert II, and Yamada Nagamasa. Among people deceased in 1676, Pope Clement X ranks 1. After him are Alexis of Russia, Sabbatai Zevi, Michiel de Ruyter, Francesco Cavalli, Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Madame de Brinvilliers, Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria, and Carl Gustaf Wrangel.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Clement X ranks 149 out of 5,161. Before him are Amedeo Avogadro (1776), Zeno of Elea (-490), Pope Gregory XIV (1535), Antoninus Pius (86), Pope Nicholas V (1397), and Paolo Veronese (1528). After him are Pope Clement IX (1600), Antonio Stradivari (1644), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Innocent IX (1519), Pope-elect Stephen (700), and Pope Innocent XIII (1655).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Clement X ranks 62. Before him are Pope Alexander VII (1599), Pope Marcellus II (1501), Pope Formosus (816), Pope Paul IV (1476), Pope Gregory XIV (1535), and Pope Nicholas V (1397). After him are Pope Clement IX (1600), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Innocent IX (1519), Pope-elect Stephen (700), Pope Innocent XIII (1655), and Pope Anacletus (1).

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