Pope Paul III
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Pope Paul III was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death, in November 1549.
Portrait of Pope Paul III, 1543
Pope Paul III and his Grandsons Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (left), and Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma (right), II Duke of Parma since 1547. A triple portrait by Titian, 1546
Ranuccio Farnese was made cardinal by Paul III at the age of 15.
The Farnese coat of arms or stemma on the facade of the Farnese Palace in Rome
Pope Clement VII
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Pope Clement VII was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the most unfortunate of the popes", Clement VII's reign
Pope Paul III
…Bartolomeo Guidiccioni. This led to Alessandro breaking off the relationship with his mistress and committing himself to reform in his diocese. Under Pope Clement VII (1523–1534) he was named Cardinal Bishop of Ostia and Dean of the College of Cardinals. On the death of Clement VII in 1534, he was elected as Pope…
Portrait by Sebastiano del Piombo, c. 1531
Hanging of Bernardo Baroncelli, Leonardo da Vinci, 1479. Pazzi Conspirator.
Giulio Cardinal de' Medici, left; with his cousin Pope Leo X, center; and Luigi Cardinal de' Rossi, right; by Raphael, 1519
The Transfiguration, by Raphael, 1520. Commissioned by Cardinal Giulio de' Medici