Pope Clement VII

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16th-century religious leader Catholic priest Pope human

Pope Clement VII was a 16th-century head of the Catholic Church best known for his role in the events leading to the English Reformation and for navigating the complex political struggles between France, the Holy Roman Empire, and other European powers.

Aliases (1)

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	16th-century religious leader → Catholic priest → Pope → human →
alignedWith	King Francis I of France →
appointedAs	cardinal →
appointedCardinalBy	Pope Leo X →
birthDate	1478-05-26 →
birthName	Giulio de’ Medici →
birthPlace	Florence → Republic of Florence →
burialPlace	Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva →
cardinalateStartDate	1513-09-23 →
consequenceOfReign	consolidation of Protestant Reformation in England → weakening of papal political power in Italy →
countryOfCitizenship	Papal States →
cousin	Pope Leo X →
deathDate	1534-09-25 →
deathPlace	Papal States → Rome →
electedPopeOn	1523-11-18 →
era	Renaissance →
familyName	de’ Medici →
givenName	Giulio →
involvedIn	Italian Wars of the early 16th century → League of Cognac →
languageSpoken	Italian → Latin →
memberOf	House of Medici →
notableFor	Sack of Rome in 1527 → conflict with King Henry VIII of England over annulment of marriage → diplomatic balancing between France and the Holy Roman Empire → involvement in Italian Wars → patronage of the arts → role in events leading to the English Reformation →
occupation	statesman → theologian →
opposedBy	Emperor Charles V →
papacyEndDate	1534-09-25 →
papacyStartDate	1523-11-19 →
papalName	Clement VII →
positionHeld	Bishop of Rome → Head of the Catholic Church → Sovereign of the Papal States →
predecessor	Pope Adrian VI →
refused	annulment of Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon →
religion	Catholicism →
signed	League of Cognac →
successor	Pope Paul III →
uncle	Lorenzo de’ Medici →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sack of Rome (1527) →	combatant
Sack of Rome (1527) →	commander
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor →	crownedBy
Supreme Head of the Church of England →	deniedAuthorityOf
Michelangelo →	employer
Duchy of Florence →	establishedUnder
Knights Hospitaller →	grantedBy
Clement →	hasNotableBearer
House of Medici →	member
Italian Wars →	notableCommander
Renaissance papacy →	notablePope
Sovereign of the Papal States →	officeHolder
Pope Clement VII ("Clement VII") →	papalName
Pope Paul III →	predecessor