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Paul III
A Farnese pope who advanced Catholic renewal and convened the Council of Trent. His pontificate was decisive in establishing the institutions of the Counter-Reformation.
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Key details
Birth: 29 February 1468 Documented
Death: 10 November 1549 Documented
Role: Pope
Dynasty: Farnese · ES
Territories: Papal States (ES)
Recorded governments and reigns
Pope · Papal States · Pontificate Pending review1534–1549Effective rule
Recorded relationships
Parents
Pier Luigi Farnese · ESPending reviewGiovannella Caetani · ESPending review
Children
Sources for this profile
- Treccani · Farnese
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Paul III., 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 · 3 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
29 February 1468
The authority record gives the birth as 1468-02-29. - DeathDocumented
10 November 1549
The authority record gives the death as 1549-11-10.
Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
Pier Luigi Farnese
A precise source has not yet been added. - MotherPending review
Giovannella Caetani
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (0/1 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
Pope · Papal States · 1534–1549
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (4)
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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