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Pius IV

Type Figure Region Papal States Time 1499–1565 Also known as Giovanni Angelo de' Medici

Catholic pope, reigning 1559 to 1565, born Giovanni Angelo de' Medici in Milan in 1499.…

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  1. 1499–1559Milan · LombardyFrom a noble Milanese family, he served in various posts including Bishop of Piacenza, and in 1549 was made cardinal by Pope Paul III, accumulating diplomatic and administrative experience in the Curia.
  2. 1559–1565Rome · Papal StatesAfter being elected pope in 1559, he reconvened the final session of the Council of Trent in 1562; the council closed in 1563 and promulgated reform decrees, completing core decisions on doctrine, sacraments, and church discipline between 1561 and 1563, while easing diplomatic relations with Spain and France.

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