Pope Clement VIII
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Pope Clement VIII, born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 January 1592 to his death in March 1605.
Portrait by Antonio Scalvati, c. 1596
Election of Pope Clement VIII in 1592, by Louis de Caullery, Petit Palais (Paris)
Portrait of Clement VIII by an unknown Italian artist, 17th century
Portrait mosaic by Jacopo Ligozzi (c. 1601, J. Paul Getty Museum)
Pope Innocent IX
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Pope Innocent IX, born Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 October to 30 December 1591.
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…diplomatic efforts in Poland to obtain the release of the imprisoned Archduke Maximilian, the defeated candidate for the Polish throne. After the death of Pope Innocent IX (1591), another stormy conclave ensued, in which a determined minority of Italian Cardinals were unwilling to be dictated to by Philip II of Spain…
Portrait after Hieronymus Wierix, early 17th century
Portrait engraving of Innocent IX by Agostino Carracci, 1591
Medal of Innocent IX (1591).
Tomb of Innocent IX in the Vatican Grottoes.