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  2. Pope Julius II - Wikipedia

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    Nicknamed the Warrior Pope, the Battle Pope or the Fearsome Pope, it is often speculated that he had chosen his papal name not in honor of Pope Julius I but in emulation of Julius Caesar. One of the most powerful and influential popes, Julius II was a central figure of the High Renaissance and left a significant cultural and political legacy. [ 1 ]

  3. 1513 papal conclave - Wikipedia

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    The 1513 papal conclave, occasioned by the death of Pope Julius II on 21 February 1513, opened on 4 March with twenty-five cardinals in attendance, out of a total number of thirty-one. The Conclave was presided over by Cardinal Raffaele Sansoni Riario , who was both Dean of the College of Cardinals and Cardinal Chamberlain of the Holy Roman ...

  4. List of popes who died violently - Wikipedia

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    A collection of popes have had violent deaths through the centuries. The circumstances have ranged from martyrdom (Pope Stephen I) to war (Lucius II), to an alleged beating by a jealous husband (Pope John XII). A number of other popes have died under circumstances that some believe to be murder, but for which definitive evidence has not been found. Martyr popes This list is incomplete ; you ...

  5. List of popes - Wikipedia

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    Julius II was described by Machiavelli in his works as the ideal prince. Pope Julius II allowed people seeking indulgences to donate money to the Church which would be used for the construction of Saint Peter's Basilica. 217: 9 March 1513 – 1 December 1521 (8 years, 267 days) Leo X LEO Decimus: Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici

  6. List of sexually active popes - Wikipedia

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    Pope Paul III Farnese had four illegitimate children and made his illegitimate son Pier Luigi Farnese the first duke of Parma. This is a list of sexually active popes, Catholic priests who were not celibate before they became pope, and those who were legally married before becoming pope. Some candidates were allegedly sexually active before their election as pope, and others were thought to ...

  7. Pazzi conspiracy - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4]: 158 The pope negotiated with other bankers, and a substantial part of the cost was obtained from the Pazzi bank. [ 3 ] A further source of friction between Lorenzo and Sixtus was the status of the archbishoprics of Florence , left vacant by the sudden death of Pietro Riario in January 1474; and of Pisa , left vacant by the death of ...

  8. San Pietro in Vincoli - Wikipedia

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    This church is best known for housing Michelangelo's statue of Moses, part of the tomb of Pope Julius II. Following the death of Pio Laghi, Donald Wuerl became the Cardinal-Priest [1] in 2010. [2] Housed in the adjacent building, formerly a convent associated with the church, is the Faculty of Engineering of La Sapienza University. Confusingly ...

  9. Felice della Rovere - Wikipedia

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    Felice della Rovere (c. 1483 – 27 September 1536 [2]), also known as Madonna Felice, was the illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II. One of the most powerful women of the Italian Renaissance, she was born in Rome around 1483 to Lucrezia Normanni and Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere (later Pope Julius II). Felice was well educated, became ...