Pope Clement VIII, born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1592 to his death, in March 1605.
Portrait by an unknown Italian artist, 17th century
Election of Pope Clement VIII in 1592, by Louis de Caullery, Petit Palais (Paris)
Portrait mosaic by Jacopo Ligozzi (c. 1601, J. Paul Getty Museum)
Statue of Clement VIII in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
The 1592 papal conclave elected Pope Clement VIII in succession to Pope Innocent IX.
1592 papal conclave
Cardinal Ippolito Aldobrandini was elected Pope Clement VIII.