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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 7 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 479,055 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Pope Julius III is the 157th most popular religious figure (down from 156th in 2019), the 180th most popular biography from Italy (up from 195th in 2019) and the 57th 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.

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  • 480k

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  • 74.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Julius III ranks 157 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Pius IV, Bernadette Soubirous, Pope Gregory XII, Huldrych Zwingli, Vladimir the Great, and Saint Christopher. After him are Pope Gregory XI, Pope Paul IV, Jeremiah, Pope Leo I, Pope Innocent XI, and Pope Innocent XIII.

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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, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Michael Stifel, Anna of Brandenburg, Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona, Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, and Petar Hektorović. Among people deceased in 1555, Pope Julius III ranks 2. Before him is Joanna of Castile. After him are Pope Marcellus II, Georgius Agricola, Kara Ahmed Pasha, Henry II of Navarre, Jacob Clemens non Papa, Pedro Mascarenhas, Thomas of Villanova, Oronce Finé, Herri met de Bles, and Heinrich Aldegrever.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Julius III ranks 180 out of 4,668. Before him are Pompey (-106), Pope Clement XI (1649), Catullus (-84), Pope Pius IV (1499), Giorgione (1478), and Pope Gregory XII (1335). After him are Suetonius (70), Pope Paul IV (1476), Enzo Ferrari (1898), Pope Leo I (390), Pope Innocent XI (1611), and Pope Innocent XIII (1655).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Julius III ranks 57. Before him are Pope Clement XIV (1705), Catherine of Siena (1347), Pope Sixtus IV (1414), Pope Clement XI (1649), Pope Pius IV (1499), and Pope Gregory XII (1335). After him are Pope Paul IV (1476), Pope Leo I (390), Pope Innocent XI (1611), Pope Innocent XIII (1655), Pope Innocent VIII (1432), and Pope Innocent XII (1615).

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