Part 27 (1/2)

SIXTEENTH CENTURY.

224. Pius III. Peter Piccolomini, nephew of Pius II. cardinal of Sienna, elected pope the 22d Sept. 1603, crowned the 8th Oct. same year, died the 18th of same month. 1503

225. Julius II. Julian de la Rovere, born in 1441 near Savona, nephew of Sixtus IV. bishop of Carpentras, Albano, Ostia, Bologna, and Avignon, cardinal, elected pope 1st of Nov.

1503, and crowned the 19th, died the 21st Feb. 1513

League of Cambray.-Louis XII. excommunicated &c.

Fifth Council of the Lateran, 19th c.u.menical, in 1512, 1517.

226. Leo X. John de Medicis, son of Lorenzo, born at Florence in 1447, cardinal deacon, elected pope the 11th of March 1513, died 1st Dec. 1521

Excommunication of Luther.-Concordat with Francis the I. in 1516

227. Adrian VI. Adrian Florent, born in 1459, cardinal, bishop of Tortosa, elected pope the 9th of January, 1522 died Sept. 1523

228. Clement VII., natural and posthumous son of Julian de Medicis, born at Florence in 1478, archbishop of Florence, cardinal, elected pope 19th Nov. 1523, and crowned the 25th; died Sept 1534

Holy league against Charles V.-Excommunication of the king of England, Henry VIII.

229. Paul III. Alexander Famese, born at Rome in 1466, bishop of Ostia, dean of the sacred college, elected pope the 13th Octo. 1534, crowned the 7th of Nov. died 10th Nov. 1549

Bull ”In cna Domini,”

Council of Trent, from 1545 to 4th Dec.

1563, and last c.u.menical.

230. Julius III. John Maria del Monte, born at Rome, the 10th Sept. 1487, bishop of Pales- trina, archbishop of Siponte, cardinal, elected pope the 8th of February 1550, and crowned the 20th; died the 23rd of March, 1555

Excommunication of the king of France, Henry II.

231. Marcellus II. Marcel Servin, born at Monte Pulciano, cardinal, elected pope 9th of April, crowned the 26th, and died the 30th same month 1555

232. Paul IV. John Peter Caraffa, a n.o.ble Venetian, born in 1476, cardinal, elected pope 25th May 1555, crowned the 26th; died 18th Aug. 1559

The enemy of Spain.-Excommunication of Elizabeth, Queen of England

233. Pius IV. John Angelo de Medicis, born at Milan in 1499, cardinal, elected pope the 26th Dec. 1559, and crowned the 6th of Jan.

1550; died the 9th Dec. 1565

Proscribes the nephews of his predecessors

234. Pius V. Michael Ghisleri, a Ligurian, born the 17th Jan. 1504, a Dominican, cardinal, elect- ed pope the 7th Jan. 1556, and crowned the 17th ; died the 1st of May, 1572

Canonized by Clement XI. in 1712 Pius renews the bull: ”In cna Domini.”

He bestows on Cosmo de Medecis the t.i.tle of Grand Duke of Tuscany

235. Gregory XIII. Hugues Buon-Compagno, born at Bologna in 1502, bishop of Vesti, cardinal, elected pope 13th of May 1572, and crowned the 25th; died 10th of April, 1585