Clement VII

American  

noun

1. Giulio de' Medici, 1478–1534, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1523–34 (nephew of Lorenzo de' Medici).

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Clement VII British  

noun

1. original name Giulio de' Medici. 1478–1534, pope (1523–34): refused to authorize the annulment of the marriage of Henry VIII of England to Catherine of Aragon (1533)

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Clement VII

Dal Poggetto believed the artist had taken refuge in the room after falling foul of Pope Clement VII.

From Reuters ● Oct. 31, 2023

He was also said to be the illegitimate son of pope Clement VII, which helped.

From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022

Their lives were organised by Clement VII, a Medici pope.

From Economist ● May 5, 2016

Pope Clement VII escaped the Vatican just in time, and holed up in the nearby fortress of Castel Sant’Angelo as the carnage swirled around him.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2014

The arms of Pope Julius II.—an oak-tree with twisted branches—are introduced in a shield at the foot, notwithstanding the fact that the map bears the date of Clement VII.

From Cuba Past and Present by Richard Davey