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Pope Paul III
(
Latin
:
Paulus Tertius
; February 29, 1468 ? November 10, 1549), born
Alessandro Farnese
, was an
Italian
priest of the
Roman Catholic Church
and the
221st
Pope
from 1534 to 1549.
[1]
Alessandro Farnese was born in an ancient Roman family. His grandfather was commander-in-chief of the papal troops under
Pope Eugenius IV
.
[2]
In 1493,
Pope Alexander VI
made Farnese a
cardinal
.
[3]
Cardinal Farnese was elected Pope in 1534;
[2]
and he chose to be called Paul III.
Pope Paul was involved in Italian and European political disputes.
[2]
He convened the
Council of Trent
in 1545.
[4]
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