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Pope Pius IV

Type Figure Region Rome Time 1499–1565 Also known as Pius IV

Pope Pius IV (1499–1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici (a distant relative of the Medici of Florence), reigned 1559–1565.…

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  1. 1499–1559Milan · LombardyBorn in Milan, he received a humanist education before entering the church; he served as bishop and papal envoy, was made cardinal in 1550, and rose to prominence in the Curia through his administrative talent and diplomatic experience.
  2. 1559–1565Rome · LazioAfter his election in 1559 he eased the tensions left by Paul IV and repaired relations with Spain and France; in 1562 he reconvened the eighteenth through twenty-fifth general congregations of the Council of Trent, which closed in 1563, establishing the doctrinal and canonical framework of the Counter-Reformation and reforming curial administration.

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