Gregory XIV

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Gregory XIV was a 16th-century Italian pope who led the Catholic Church briefly from 1590 to 1591 during the turbulent period of the Counter-Reformation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
human
pope
appointedBishopOfCremona 1560
appointedCardinalBy Pope Gregory XIII NERFINISHED
birthDate 1535-02-11
birthName Niccolò Sfondrati NERFINISHED
birthPlace Duchy of Milan NERFINISHED
Somma Lombardo NERFINISHED
burialPlace Santa Maria sopra Minerva NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
centuryOfActivity 16th century
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Milan NERFINISHED
Italy
deathDate 1591-10-16
deathPlace Rome
education University of Bologna NERFINISHED
University of Pavia NERFINISHED
electedPopeInConclave 1590
era Counter-Reformation NERFINISHED
familyName Sfondrati NERFINISHED
father Francesco Sfondrati NERFINISHED
fatherOccupation cardinal
givenName Niccolò NERFINISHED
memberOf College of Cardinals
notableFor measures during the French Wars of Religion
short pontificate
opposed Henry IV of France NERFINISHED
ordinalInPapalName XIV
papacyEndDate 1591-10-16
papacyStartDate 1590-12-05
papalBullIssued Cogit nos
Cum Sicuti NERFINISHED
papalName Gregory XIV NERFINISHED
papalNumber 226th pope
positionHeld Bishop of Cremona NERFINISHED
Cardinal
Pope
predecessor Urban VII NERFINISHED
profession canon lawyer
prohibited Betting on papal elections
Betting on the duration of a pope’s life
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Apostolic Palace NERFINISHED
successor Innocent IX NERFINISHED
supported Catholic League in France NERFINISHED

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Urban VII successor Gregory XIV
Innocent IX predecessor Gregory XIV