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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Clement IV

1190 - 1268

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Pope Clement IV (Latin: Clemens IV; c. 23 November 1190 – 29 November 1268), born Gui Foucois (Latin: Guido Falcodius; French: Guy de Foulques or Guy Foulques) and also known as Guy le Gros (French for "Guy the Fat"; Italian: Guido il Grosso), was bishop of Le Puy (1257–1260), archbishop of Narbonne (1259–1261), cardinal of Sabina (1261–1265), and head of the Catholic Church from 5 February 1265 until his death. His election as pope occurred at a conclave held at Perugia that lasted four months while cardinals argued over whether to call in Charles I of Anjou, the youngest brother of Louis IX of France, to carry on the papal war against the Hohenstaufens. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Clement IV has received more than 260,599 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Pope Clement IV is the 229th most popular religious figure (up from 241st in 2019), the 240th most popular biography from France (up from 267th in 2019) and the 18th most popular French Religious Figure.

Pope Clement IV is most famous for being the pope who issued the papal bull Unigenitus in 1343. This bull condemned the teachings of John Wycliffe and Jan Hus, which were seen as a threat to the authority of the Catholic Church.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Clement IV ranks 229 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Benedict II, Abdul Qadir Gilani, Pope Urban I, Cyprian, Pope Boniface IV, and Charles Borromeo. After him are Pope Pelagius I, Pope John XV, Joachim, Pope Adeodatus I, Pope Joan, and Pope Benedict XIII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1190, Pope Clement IV ranks 1. After him are Sorghaghtani Beki, Sundiata Keita, Vincent of Beauvais, Jordan of Saxony, Maria of Brabant, Holy Roman Empress, Władysław Odonic, Theodora Angelina, Theobald VI, Count of Blois, and Indravarman II. Among people deceased in 1268, Pope Clement IV ranks 1. After him are Conradin, Hayme Hatun, Vaišvilkas, Frederick I, Margrave of Baden, Peter II, Count of Savoy, Reniero Zeno, and Henry de Bracton.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pope Clement IV ranks 240 out of 6,011. Before him are Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796), Honoré Daumier (1808), Gilles de Rais (1405), Paul Signac (1863), François Quesnay (1694), and Georges Clemenceau (1841). After him are Zinedine Zidane (1972), Jean Marais (1913), Margaret of Valois (1553), Oscar I of Sweden (1799), Stéphane Mallarmé (1842), and Colette (1873).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Pope Clement IV ranks 18. Before him are Pope Clement VI (1291), Saint Roch (1295), Pope Innocent VI (1282), Pope Benedict XII (1280), Francis de Sales (1567), and Pope Urban VI (1318). After him are Vincent de Paul (1581), Pope Callixtus II (1065), Pope Urban IV (1185), Pope Martin IV (1220), Pope Innocent V (1225), and Genevieve (423).

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