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Name:
Pope Clement VIII
Born: Ippolito Aldobrandini
Preceded by: Innocent IX (1591)
Succeeded by: Leo XI (1605)
Roman Catholic Pope #232
Dates:
Born: March, 1536 (Italy)
Died: March 5, 1605
Pope: January 30, 1592 - March 5, 1605 (13 years)
Biography:
The most important political event during Clement VIII's papacy was his reconciliation
with Henry IV of France when Clement recognized the latter as King of France in 1595 -
despite the Edict of Nantes (1598) which had recognized the right of French
Protestants (Hugenots) freedom of conscience and worship. The papacy had long sided
with Spain against the interests of France but Spain had also developed a dictatorial
control over the pope, something which Celement hoped to reverse by switching sides to
France.
Although he accepted the fact that French Protestants had religious freedom, this did not mean that the simply accepted the existence of Protestantism. He expanded the Index of Forbidden Books and he used the Inquisition to condemn and execute controversial philosopher Giordano Bruno.
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