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Pope Paul III

1468 - 1549

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Pope Paul III (Latin: Paulus III; Italian: Paolo III; born Alessandro Farnese; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death, in November 1549. He came to the papal throne in an era following the sack of Rome in 1527 and rife with uncertainties in the Catholic Church as the Protestant Reformation progressed. His pontificate initiated the Catholic Reformation with the Council of Trent in 1545, and witnessed wars of religion in which Emperor Charles V launched military campaigns against the Protestants in Germany. He recognized new Catholic religious orders and societies such as the Jesuits, the Barnabites, and the Congregation of the Oratory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Paul III is the 86th most popular religious figure (up from 98th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Italy (up from 109th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Paul III was most famous for the Council of Trent, which was a Catholic Church council that met in the city of Trent, Italy, from 1545 to 1563.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Paul III ranks 86 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Benedict XIV, 14th Dalai Lama, Judas Iscariot, Pope Pius V, Ruhollah Khomeini, and Zechariah. After him are Pope Linus, Hildegard of Bingen, Saint Valentine, Saint Lawrence, Pope Pius II, and Pope Innocent XI.

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Among people born in 1468, Pope Paul III ranks 1. After him are Charles I, Duke of Savoy, John, Elector of Saxony, Basil Fool for Christ, Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Ibn Kemal, Juan de Zumárraga, Tomé Pires, Juan del Encina, Johannes Werner, Cornelis Engebrechtsz., and Francesco Donato. Among people deceased in 1549, Pope Paul III ranks 1. After him are Marguerite de Navarre, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, Il Sodoma, Giampietrino, Christine of Saxony, Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg, Aelbrecht Bouts, Elia Levita, and Matsudaira Hirotada.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Paul III ranks 97 out of 5,161. Before him are Luciano Pavarotti (1935), Enrico Fermi (1901), Pope Benedict XIV (1675), Umberto Eco (1932), Pope Pius V (1504), and Giacomo Casanova (1725). After him are Pope Linus (1), Saint Valentine (226), Amedeo Modigliani (1884), Pope Pius II (1405), Pope Innocent XI (1611), and Pope Leo I (390).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Paul III ranks 29. Before him are Pope Urban VIII (1568), Pope Pius VI (1717), Pope Innocent III (1160), Pope Pius III (1439), Pope Benedict XIV (1675), and Pope Pius V (1504). After him are Pope Linus (1), Saint Valentine (226), Pope Pius II (1405), Pope Innocent XI (1611), Pope Leo I (390), and Pope Clement XII (1652).

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