Paul IV
noun
Gian Pietro Caraffa, 1476–1559, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1555–59.
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The subsidio was a grant from Paul IV to arm sixty galleys, a purpose which was speedily forgotten.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4 | Henry Charles LeaAlmost all that was good in the reformation wrought by his predecessor Paul IV.
A History of the Reformation (Vol. 2 of 2) | Thomas M. LindsayThe first list of books prohibited by the church was set forth by Paul IV.
Now harmony was restored in the family circle, and when the war with Paul IV.
Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan and Lorraine, 1522-1590 | Julia CartwrightIt is impossible to have a more striking proof of the violent and searching nature of the persecution under Paul IV.
A Decade of Italian Women, vol. I (of 2) | T. Adolphus Trollope
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