Clement VII

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Clement VII

Originally Giulio de' Medici. 1478?-1534.

Pope (1523-1534) who refused to grant the divorce of Henry VIII from Catherine of Aragon and was unable to stop Henry's break with the Roman Catholic Church.

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Clement VII

(Biography) 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 - Italian pope from 1523 to 1534 who broke with Henry VIII of England after Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon and married Anne Boleyn (1478-1534)

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and Clement VII., but it will never succeed now, for they attempted it fruitlessly, and Napoleon was unable to complete his work.

Napoleon certainly he knew something of, inasmuch as he had seen and spoken with him; but of Clement VII. and Alexander VI.

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The Portinari family were buried in the chapel of the mens' ward and maintained patronal rights until deprived of them by a Medici pope, Clement VII, in 1532.

Art on the wards: this richly documented account of hospitals in renaissance Florence makes clear their significance as centres for the patronage of architecture and art

1378 The Church splits after cardinals disillusioned with the serving Pope, Urban VI, choose a second Pope, Clement VII. The split lasts for 39 years.

JOHN PAUL THE GREAT: 1920-2005: 2000 YEARS: A PAPAL ODYSSEY

Soderini's fortunes were to be dramatically affected by the election of two Medician popes in the later years of his life: Leo X (1513) and Clement VII (1523).

Julius II: The Warrior Pope

The intermediate events are divided into three parts in the book: the first (1513--15) is concerned with Medici aggrandizement during and after the election of the first Medici pope, Leo X, and the consequent union of Florence and Rome, the second with the tightening of Medici rule in Florence under Duke Lorenzo II (1513--1519), and the third with the troubled pontificate of the second Medici pope, Clement VII, and the establishment of Medici succession and the principato under Duke Alessandro de' Medici (1523--1537).

The Politicized Muse: Music for Medici Festivals, 1512-1537

The scudo comes from a place called Ancona, in central Italy, and is stamped with Pope Clement VII, who famously refused to annul the marriage of Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon in the 1520s.

Builder discovers a real treasure trove

She found documents dating back more than 400 years, which detailed some of the political intrigue that took place after Henry informed Pope Clement VII he wanted a divorce from the first of his six wives so he could marry his mistress Anne Boleyn.

Detective work uncovers some right Royal secrets

On the left bank at 25 Quai Anatole France, the new gallery offers some 1,000 square metres of exhibition space--and this month it will be filled with such treasures as an ormolu and brass-mounted mahogany bureau a gradin, made by David Roentgen around 1783, probably for Catherine the Great, silver tureens made for George III by Robert-Joseph Auguste in 1778-80, and a large Deruta dish bearing the arms of Pope Clement VII.

A newly discovered Courbet, a Rothschild writing desk and even ancient Mexican sculpture--the Biennale des Antiquaires in Paris is sure to have something for everybody

Just 21 years later, 147 of them were killed in St Peter's Square protecting Pope Clement VII during the sacking of the city by Emperor Charles V.