1521 - 1590
Pope Urban VII (Latin: Urbanus VII; Italian: Urbano VII; 4 August 1521 – 27 September 1590), born Giovanni Battista Castagna, was head of the Catholic Church, and ruler of the Papal States from 15 to 27 September 1590. His papacy was the shortest recognized in history, during which a smoking ban encompassing churches across the world was implemented. Castagna, born in Rome in 1521, was a highly educated man who held various positions within the Roman Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Urban VII has received more than 448,027 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Pope Urban VII is the 130th most popular religious figure (down from 110th in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 129th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Italian Religious Figure.
Pope Urban VII is most famous for the papal bull of excommunication he issued against the Jesuits.
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Among religious figures, Pope Urban VII ranks 130 out of 2,238. Before him are Seti I, Pope Boniface VIII, Pope Formosus, Aminah, Pope Clement VIII, and Pope Pius VII. After him are Pope Pius VIII, Pope Alexander VIII, Pope Pius II, Clare of Assisi, Agnes of Rome, and Pope Leo XII.
1323 BC - 1279 BC
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 124
1235 - 1303
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 125
816 - 896
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 126
557 - 577
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 127
1536 - 1605
HPI: 75.48
Rank: 128
1742 - 1823
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 129
1521 - 1590
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 130
1761 - 1830
HPI: 75.39
Rank: 131
1610 - 1691
HPI: 75.30
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1405 - 1464
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 133
1193 - 1253
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 134
291 - 305
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 135
1760 - 1829
HPI: 75.21
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Among people born in 1521, Pope Urban VII ranks 1. After him are Takeda Shingen, Peter Canisius, Christina of Denmark, Maurice, Elector of Saxony, Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu, Andrew Avellino, Philippe de Monte, Xu Wei, Richard Chancellor, and Thomas Wyatt the Younger. Among people deceased in 1590, Pope Urban VII ranks 1. After him are Pope Sixtus V, Charles II, Archduke of Austria, Ambroise Paré, Christina of Denmark, Archduchess Anna of Austria, Bernardino de Sahagún, Gioseffo Zarlino, Francis Walsingham, Charles de Bourbon, Archduchess Magdalena of Austria, and Giambattista Benedetti.
1521 - 1590
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 1
1521 - 1573
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Rank: 2
1521 - 1597
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1521 - 1590
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1521 - 1553
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 5
1521 - 1577
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1521 - 1608
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1521 - 1603
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1521 - 1593
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1521 - 1556
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1521 - 1554
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 11
1521 - 1590
HPI: 75.40
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1520 - 1590
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1540 - 1590
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1510 - 1590
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1521 - 1590
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1528 - 1590
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1532 - 1590
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1530 - 1590
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Among people born in Italy, Pope Urban VII ranks 143 out of 4,668. Before him are Nerva (30), Andrea Palladio (1508), Pope Clement VIII (1536), Andrea del Verrocchio (1435), Pope Pius VII (1742), and Guido of Arezzo (991). After him are Pope Pius VIII (1761), Paolo Veronese (1528), Luca Pacioli (1445), Pope Alexander VIII (1610), Pope Pius II (1405), and Clare of Assisi (1193).
30 - 98
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1508 - 1580
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1536 - 1605
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1435 - 1488
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1742 - 1823
HPI: 75.45
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991 - 1050
HPI: 75.43
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1521 - 1590
HPI: 75.40
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1761 - 1830
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1528 - 1588
HPI: 75.39
Rank: 145
1445 - 1517
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Rank: 146
1610 - 1691
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 147
1405 - 1464
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 148
1193 - 1253
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 149
Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Urban VII ranks 37. Before him are Pope Gregory XV (1554), Anselm of Canterbury (1033), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Formosus (816), Pope Clement VIII (1536), and Pope Pius VII (1742). After him are Pope Pius VIII (1761), Pope Alexander VIII (1610), Pope Pius II (1405), Clare of Assisi (1193), Agnes of Rome (291), and Pope Leo XII (1760).
1554 - 1623
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 31
1033 - 1109
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Rank: 32
1235 - 1303
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816 - 896
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 34
1536 - 1605
HPI: 75.48
Rank: 35
1742 - 1823
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 36
1521 - 1590
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 37
1761 - 1830
HPI: 75.39
Rank: 38
1610 - 1691
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 39
1405 - 1464
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 40
1193 - 1253
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 41
291 - 305
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 42
1760 - 1829
HPI: 75.21
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