RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Innocent IX

1519 - 1591

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Pope Innocent IX (Latin: Innocentius IX; Italian: Innocenzo IX; 20 July 1519 – 30 December 1591), born Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 October to 30 December 1591. Prior to his short papacy, he had been a canon lawyer, diplomat, and chief administrator during the reign of Pope Gregory XIV (r. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Innocent IX has received more than 244,617 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Pope Innocent IX is the 206th most popular religious figure (up from 213th in 2019), the 233rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 249th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Innocent IX was most famous for the establishment of the Congregation of the Holy Office of the Inquisition.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 67

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 15.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Innocent IX ranks 206 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Benedict XI, Pope Benedict VIII, Elizabeth of Hungary, Pope Boniface I, Pope Celestine III, and John of Nepomuk. After him are Pope Gregory XI, Pope Sixtus II, Bridget of Sweden, Pope Gregory XIV, Pope Innocent XII, and Pope Eugene III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1519, Pope Innocent IX ranks 3. Before him are Catherine de' Medici, and Henry II of France. After him are Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Gaspard II de Coligny, Francis, Duke of Guise, Theodore Beza, Isabella Jagiellon, Occhiali, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, and Andrea Cesalpino. Among people deceased in 1591, Pope Innocent IX ranks 1. After him are Pope Gregory XIV, John of the Cross, Aloysius Gonzaga, Vincenzo Galilei, Veronica Franco, Dmitry of Uglich, Sen no Rikyū, Christian I, Elector of Saxony, Jacobus Gallus, Jost Amman, and Luis de León.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Innocent IX ranks 233 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Clement X (1590), Pope Benedict XI (1240), Pope Benedict VIII (980), Luchino Visconti (1906), Pope Boniface I (370), and Pope Celestine III (1106). After him are Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696), Giorgio Armani (1934), Pope Gregory XIV (1535), Pope Innocent XII (1615), Pope Eugene III (1080), and Sergio Leone (1929).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Innocent IX ranks 87. Before him are Pope Pelagius I (505), Pope Clement X (1590), Pope Benedict XI (1240), Pope Benedict VIII (980), Pope Boniface I (370), and Pope Celestine III (1106). After him are Pope Gregory XIV (1535), Pope Innocent XII (1615), Pope Eugene III (1080), Pope Clement XIV (1705), Pope Nicholas V (1397), and Pope Innocent XIII (1655).

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