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Pope Eugene IV

Type Figure Region Italy Time 1383–1447 Also known as Pope Eugene IV、Gabriele Condulmer、Eugenius IV

Eugene IV (1383–1447), born Gabriele Condulmer, a Venetian, reigned 1431–1447;…

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  1. 1383–1430Venice · VeniceBorn in Venice to the Condulmer family, he entered a monastery early, later became a cardinal, and accumulated administrative and diplomatic experience in the Curia, preparing for his election as pope.
  2. 1431–1439Rome · RomeImmediately after his election in 1431 he clashed with the Council of Basel, which sought to limit papal power; the council moved first to Ferrara and then Florence, and the Curia's authority contended fiercely with the council's reform faction.
  3. 1439–1447Florence · FlorenceAt the Council of Florence he pushed through an agreement with Byzantine representatives on church union (1439), but the union did not last in the East. In his later years he navigated the Italian Wars and the Curia's financial difficulties.

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