RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Pius III

1439 - 1503

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Pope Pius III (Italian: Pio III, Latin: Pius Tertius; 9 May 1439 – 18 October 1503), born Francesco Todeschini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 September 1503 to his death. At just twenty-six days, he had one of the shortest pontificates in papal history. Francesco was the nephew of Pope Pius II, who granted him the use of the family name "Piccolomini", and appointed the twenty-one-year old Francesco as Archbishop of Siena. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Pius III has received more than 658,014 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Pope Pius III is the 89th most popular religious figure (up from 108th in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from Italy (up from 121st in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Pius III was most famous for being the pope who was pope for the shortest amount of time. He served as pope for only two months before he died.

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  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Pius III ranks 89 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Sixtus IV, Pope Paul VI, Thomas the Apostle, Pope Leo X, Hagar, and Ezekiel. After him are Pope Gregory VII, Maimonides, Salome, Bilal ibn Rabah, Pope Pius X, and Francis Xavier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1439, Pope Pius III ranks 1. After him are Cosimo Rosselli, Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Joan of Portugal, Otto V, Duke of Brunswick, Sigismund, Duke of Bavaria, and Elizabeth of Nevers. Among people deceased in 1503, Pope Pius III ranks 2. Before him is Pope Alexander VI. After him are Elizabeth of York, Piero the Unfortunate, Sophia Palaiologina, Margaret of York, Sten Sture the Elder, Peter II, Duke of Bourbon, Bona of Savoy, George, Duke of Bavaria, Pierre d'Aubusson, and Peter Schöffer.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Pius III ranks 101 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Paul VI (1897), Toto Cutugno (1943), Bud Spencer (1929), Pope Leo X (1475), Amedeo Modigliani (1884), and Domitian (51). After him are Pope Gregory VII (1020), Tintoretto (1518), Marcus Licinius Crassus (-115), Pliny the Elder (23), Antoninus Pius (86), and Pope Pius X (1835).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Pius III ranks 23. Before him are Pope Sylvester I (300), Pope Benedict XV (1854), Girolamo Savonarola (1452), Pope Sixtus IV (1414), Pope Paul VI (1897), and Pope Leo X (1475). After him are Pope Gregory VII (1020), Pope Pius X (1835), Pope Paul III (1468), Pope Innocent III (1160), Pope Urban VIII (1568), and Agatha of Sicily (235).

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