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Pope Paul II

Type Figure Region Italy Time c. 1417–1471 Also known as 保罗二世、Pietro Barbo、Pope Paul II、彼得·巴尔博

Pope Paul II (1417–1471), born Pietro Barbo of Venice, elected pope in 1464 until his death;…

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  1. c. 1430–1464Venice · VenicePietro Barbo was born into a Venetian merchant family, later entered the church, and served successively as cardinal and as Venetian papal representative in Rome, accumulating experience in curial finance and diplomacy that laid the groundwork for his eventual election as pope.
  2. 1464–1471Rome · RomeElected pope in 1464 and taking the name Paul II, he resided in the Vatican in Rome. He reformed curial finances, repaired the city and its palaces, held grand festivities, while harshly suppressing heresy and political conspiracies, and maintained complex diplomatic relations with the Italian states.

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