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Clement VIII
Ippolito Aldobrandini was pope from 1592 to 1605. He absolved Henry IV of France in 1595, incorporated Ferrara into the Papal States in 1598 and presided over the Jubilee of 1600.
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Key details
Birth: 24 February 1536 Documented
Death: 3 March 1605 Documented
Role: Pope
Dynasty: Aldobrandini · ES
Territories: Papal States (ES)
Recorded governments and reigns
Pope · Papal States · Pontificate Documented1592–1605Effective rule
Recorded relationships
Parents
Silvestro Aldobrandini · ESPending reviewLisa Deti · ESPending review
Sources for this profile
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Klemens VIII., Papst
- Treccani · Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
5 recorded claims · 2 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
24 February 1536
The authority record gives the birth as 1536-02-24. - DeathDocumented
3 March 1605
The authority record gives the death as 1605-03-03.
Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
Silvestro Aldobrandini
A precise source has not yet been added. - MotherPending review
Lisa Deti
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (1/1 with a precise source)
- GovernmentDocumented
Pope · Papal States · 1592–1605
The authority record dates this office to 1592–1605.
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
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