1478
Clement VII, pope of the Catholic Church (died 1534)
Clement VII, pope of the Catholic Church (died 1534)
Clement VII, pope of the Catholic Church (died 1534)
Pope Clement VII
Head of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534
- Born
- 1478
Pope Clement VII was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the most unfortunate of the popes", Clement VII's reign was marked by a rapid succession of political, military, and religious struggles—many long in the making—which had far-reaching consequences for Christianity and world politics.