RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Julius III

1487 - 1555

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Pope Julius III (Latin: Iulius PP. III; Italian: Giulio III; 10 September 1487 – 23 March 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 February 1550 to his death, in March 1555. After a career as a distinguished and effective diplomat, he was elected to the papacy as a compromise candidate after the death of Paul III. As pope, he made only reluctant and short-lived attempts at reform, mostly devoting himself to a life of personal pleasure. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Julius III has received more than 495,282 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Pope Julius III is the 162nd most popular religious figure (down from 153rd in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from Italy (down from 179th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Julius III was most famous for being pope from 1550-1555. He was the first pope to take the name of Julius.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 74

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Julius III ranks 162 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Innocent X, Rabia of Basra, Pope Sixtus V, Ānanda, Pope Callixtus III, and Pope Martin IV. After him are Pope Honorius III, Vladimir the Great, Seti I, Pope Gregory XII, Pope Paul IV, and Pope Felix I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1487, Pope Julius III ranks 2. Before him is Ismail I. After him are John Zápolya, Pedro de Mendoza, Bernard van Orley, Petru Rareș, Michael Stifel, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Anna of Brandenburg, Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona, and Catherine of Mecklenburg. Among people deceased in 1555, Pope Julius III ranks 2. Before him is Joanna of Castile. After him are Pope Marcellus II, Georgius Agricola, Henry II of Navarre, Kara Ahmed Pasha, Pedro Mascarenhas, Herri met de Bles, Agnes of Hesse, Jacob Clemens non Papa, Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja, and Thomas of Villanova.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Julius III ranks 184 out of 5,161. Before him are Catherine of Siena (1347), Pope Innocent X (1574), Pope Sixtus V (1520), Scipio Africanus (-235), Enrico Caruso (1873), and Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448). After him are Pope Honorius III (1148), Pope Gregory XII (1335), Pope Paul IV (1476), Pope Felix I (300), Pope Boniface IX (1350), and Pope Innocent XI (1611).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Julius III ranks 58. Before him are Pope Benedict XIII (1649), Pope Pius IV (1499), Pope Clement XII (1652), Catherine of Siena (1347), Pope Innocent X (1574), and Pope Sixtus V (1520). After him are Pope Honorius III (1148), Pope Gregory XII (1335), Pope Paul IV (1476), Pope Felix I (300), Pope Boniface IX (1350), and Pope Innocent XI (1611).

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