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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Pius III

1439 - 1503

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Pope Pius III (Italian: Pio III; 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. He served as papal legate in a number of places. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Pius III has received more than 636,310 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Pope Pius III is the 111th most popular religious figure (down from 100th in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 116th in 2019) and the 26th 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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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Pius III ranks 111 out of 2,238Before him are Agatha of Sicily, Bilal ibn Rabah, Albertus Magnus, Pope Pius V, Elizabeth, and Esther. After him are Pope Urban VIII, Salome, Pope Clement I, Pope Gregory XVI, Simon the Zealot, and Thérèse of Lisieux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1439, Pope Pius III ranks 1After him are Cosimo Rosselli, Joan of Portugal, Francesco di Giorgio Martini, and Sigismund, Duke of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1503, Pope Pius III ranks 2Before 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 Giovanni Pontano.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Pius III ranks 122 out of 4,668Before him are Scipio Africanus (-235), Pope Pius V (1504), Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820), Cardinal Mazarin (1602), Sulla (-138), and Cesare Borgia (1475). After him are Pope Urban VIII (1568), Pope Clement I (40), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Plautus (-254), Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463), and Donato Bramante (1443).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Pius III ranks 26Before him are Pope Benedict XV (1854), Pope Paul III (1468), Pope Leo XIII (1810), Pope Innocent III (1160), Agatha of Sicily (235), and Pope Pius V (1504). After him are Pope Urban VIII (1568), Pope Clement I (40), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Pope Gregory IX (1160), Pope Gregory XV (1554), and Anselm of Canterbury (1033).