RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Nicholas V

1397 - 1455

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Pope Nicholas V (Latin: Nicolaus V; Italian: Niccolò V; 15 November 1397 – 24 March 1455), born Tommaso Parentucelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 March 1447 until his death in March 1455. Pope Eugene IV made him a cardinal in 1446 after successful trips to Italy and Germany, and when Eugene died the next year, Parentucelli was elected in his place. He took his name Nicholas in memory of his obligations to Niccolò Albergati. He remains the most recent pope to take the pontifical name "Nicholas". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Nicholas V is the 143rd most popular religious figure (up from 214th in 2019), the 147th most popular biography from Italy (up from 242nd in 2019) and the 61st most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Nicholas V is most famous for his papal bull "Dum Diversas" which granted Portugal the right to conquer and colonize the lands of Africa.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Nicholas V ranks 143 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Gregory XIV, Ezekiel, Catherine of Alexandria, Pope Urban V, Francis Xavier, and Pope Clement VI. After him are Pope John XXII, Pope Clement X, Maimonides, Pope Clement IX, Martin of Tours, and Pope Boniface VIII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1397, Pope Nicholas V ranks 2. Before him is Sejong the Great. After him are Guillaume Du Fay, Albert II of Germany, Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Hacı I Giray, Jahan Shah, Louis, Duke of Guyenne, Francesco Squarcione, Chimalpopoca, and Baysunghur. Among people deceased in 1455, Pope Nicholas V ranks 1. After him are Fra Angelico, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Pisanello, Isabel of Coimbra, Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, Zbigniew Oleśnicki, and Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Nicholas V ranks 147 out of 5,161. Before him are Lucius Verus (130), Ennio Morricone (1928), Amedeo Avogadro (1776), Zeno of Elea (-490), Pope Gregory XIV (1535), and Antoninus Pius (86). After him are Paolo Veronese (1528), Pope Clement X (1590), Pope Clement IX (1600), Antonio Stradivari (1644), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), and Pope Innocent IX (1519).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Nicholas V ranks 61. Before him are Pope Gregory VII (1020), Pope Alexander VII (1599), Pope Marcellus II (1501), Pope Formosus (816), Pope Paul IV (1476), and Pope Gregory XIV (1535). After him are Pope Clement X (1590), Pope Clement IX (1600), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Innocent IX (1519), Pope-elect Stephen (700), and Pope Innocent XIII (1655).

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