Pope Pius IV
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Pope Pius IV, born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death, in December 1565.
Portrait by Scipione Pulzone, c. 1560s
Testone coin with arms of Pius IV
Monument in Milan Cathedral
Pope Paul IV
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Pope Paul IV, born Gian Pietro Carafa, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 23 May 1555 to his death, in August 1559. While serving as papal nuncio in Spain, he develope
Pope Pius IV
…title on the following 10 May. Under Papal authority, he was sent on diplomatic missions to the Holy Roman Empire and also to Hungary. On the death of Pope Paul IV, he was elected pope on 25 December 1559, taking the name Pius IV, and installed on 6 January 1560. His first public acts of importance were to grant…
Portrait by an unknown artist close to Jacopino del Conte, c. 1556 – c. 1560
Vicolo Capocciuto, Roman Ghetto by Franz Roesler c.1880