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

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

From New York Times ● May 30, 2021

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

Pope Gregory XI. died on the 27th of March, 1378, and while the Italian cardinals elected and obeyed Urban VI., those attached to the interests of France chose Clement VII.

From Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I by Anonymous