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Pius IV

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Also known as Pope Pius IV, Gian Angelo de' Medici, Giovanni Angelo de' Medici

pope of the Catholic Church from 1559 to 1565

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Pius IV was a male figure from Norristown, born on March 31, 1499, and died on December 9, 1565. He is recognized in the Popes collection. His musical output is associated with the genres of drill, hip hop, punk, rock, and trap.

As an author, he is listed under the name Pius IV Pope. His recorded works include *Bulla S.D.N. PP. Pii Quarti super facultate concessa pr[a]esidentibus sacri montis pietatis ciuitatis Bononiæ*, *Apologia indictionis Concilij Tridentini*, *Stattliche Aussfürung der Ursachen*, *Adversus synodi Tridentinae restitutionem seu continuationem, à Pio IIII Pontifice indictam opposita gravamina*, and *The creed of pope pius IV*. He has 15 works listed in one source and 5 in another.

Synthesized by Vinony from 15 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Pius
Gender
male
Citizenship
Papal States
Place of birth
Milan
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
Catholic bishop
Languages spoken
Italian
Image
Portrait of Pope Pius IV, three-quarter-length, seated at a draped table (Circle of Scipione Pulzone).jpg
Work location
Papal States
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Wikitólica
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date of birth
1499-03-31
date of death
1565-12-09
Commons category
Pius IV
topic's main category
Category:Pope Pius IV
birth name
Giovanni Angelo Medici
name in native language
Pius PP. IV
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Encyclopedic overview

Pope Pius IV (Italian: Pio IV; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death, in December 1565.

Born in Milan, his family considered itself a branch of the House of Medici and used the same coat of arms. Although modern historians have found no proof of this connection, the Medici of Florence recognised the claims of the Medici of Milan in the early 16th century.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pius IV” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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