Clement VII

noun

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

Clement VII

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)

Example Sentences

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

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According to Dal Poggetto’s theory, Michelangelo hid in the tiny space from “the wrath of Pope Clement VII” for supporting a short-lived republic that overthrew the Medicis, sketching studies for some of his projects.

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

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In 1531, the Medici Pope Clement VII pardoned Michelangelo, who went back to work on the family chapel.

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The other was Clement VII, who was elected by French cardinals and reigned from Avignon—where a succession of French popes had lived for most of that century.

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