RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Nicholas V

1397 - 1455

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Pope Nicholas V (Latin: Nicolaus V; Italian: Niccolò V; 15 November 1397 – 24 March 1455), born Tommaso Parentucelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 March 1447 until his death, in March 1455. Pope Eugene IV made him a cardinal in 1446 after successful trips to Italy and Germany, and when Eugene died the next year, Parentucelli was elected in his place. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Nicholas V has received more than 573,870 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Pope Nicholas V is the 214th most popular religious figure (down from 164th in 2019), the 242nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 190th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Nicholas V is most famous for his papal bull "Dum Diversas" which granted Portugal the right to conquer and colonize the lands of Africa.

Memorability Metrics

  • 570k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 77.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 74

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Nicholas V ranks 214 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Sixtus II, Bridget of Sweden, Pope Gregory XIV, Pope Innocent XII, Pope Eugene III, and Pope Clement XIV. After him are Pope Innocent XIII, Saint Christopher, Pope Pelagius II, Pope Alexander VIII, Pope Leo I, and Pope Clement IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1397, Pope Nicholas V ranks 2. Before him is Sejong the Great. After him are Guillaume Du Fay, Albert II of Germany, Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Hacı I Giray, Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Jahan Shah, Chimalpopoca, Baysunghur, Tlacaelel, and Alexander I Aldea. Among people deceased in 1455, Pope Nicholas V ranks 2. Before him is Fra Angelico. After him are Lorenzo Ghiberti, Pisanello, Isabel of Coimbra, Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, Zbigniew Oleśnicki, and Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Nicholas V ranks 242 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Gregory XIV (1535), Pope Innocent XII (1615), Pope Eugene III (1080), Sergio Leone (1929), Arcangelo Corelli (1653), and Pope Clement XIV (1705). After him are Pope Innocent XIII (1655), Pope Pelagius II (520), Pliny the Younger (61), Pope Alexander VIII (1610), Pope Leo I (390), and Cesare Lombroso (1835).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Nicholas V ranks 92. Before him are Pope Celestine III (1106), Pope Innocent IX (1519), Pope Gregory XIV (1535), Pope Innocent XII (1615), Pope Eugene III (1080), and Pope Clement XIV (1705). After him are Pope Innocent XIII (1655), Pope Pelagius II (520), Pope Alexander VIII (1610), Pope Leo I (390), Pope John XV (1000), and Pope John XIX (975).

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