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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...
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  • (1277–1280) Pope Nicholas IV (1288–1292) Antipope Nicholas V (1328–1330) Pope Nicholas V (1447–1455) Nicholas Pope (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists...
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    Lauro Quirini, wrote a report to Pope Nicholas V from Crete based on oral reports Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini (Pope Pius II), wrote an account based on...
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    sparked fear and religious fervor against the Ottomans across Europe. Pope Nicholas V issued a crusading bull and attempted to negotiate a peace in the ongoing...
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    Stephen IX, Pope Nicholas II, Pope Urban II, Pope Callistus II, Pope Urban IV, Pope Clement IV, Pope Innocent V, Pope Martin IV, Pope Clement V, Pope John XXII...
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    are Nicholas Mystikos and Nicholas III Grammatikos Prince Nicholas of Romania (1903–1978) Pope Nicholas I Pope Nicholas II Pope Nicholas III Pope Nicholas...
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    Fougères in Brittany. April 7 – The last Antipope, Felix V, abdicates. April 19 – Pope Nicholas V is elected by the Council of Basel. April 25 – The Council...
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    received approval in 1454 from Pope Nicholas V and he was canonized sometime later in mid-1476; some sources suggest that Pope Callixtus III canonized the...
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    Nicholas of Cusa (1401 – 11 August 1464), also referred to as Nicholas of Kues and Nicolaus Cusanus (/kjuːˈseɪnəs/), was a German Catholic bishop and polymath...
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    claimed the papacy from 1439 to 1449 as Antipope Felix V, in opposition to Popes Eugene IV and Nicholas V, becoming the last historical antipope recognized...
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    votes. Parentucelli then takes the regnal name of Pope Nicholas V, the 208th Bishop of Rome and Pope. March 13 – At Herat, Ulugh Beg (born Mirza Muhammad...
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    Pope Nicholas V (1447–55); Bishop of Savona under Pope Paul II; and with the support of Cardinal Giuliano Della Rovere he was made a cardinal by Pope...
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    Pope Celestine V (Latin: Caelestinus V; 1209/1210 or 1215 – 19 May 1296), born Pietro Angelerio (according to some sources Angelario, Angelieri, Angelliero...
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    the Julian calendar. January 8 – Pope Nicholas V publishes Romanus Pontifex, an encyclical addressed to King Afonso V of Portugal, which sanctions the...
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    Eugene IV, Amadeus assumes an oath of loyalty to Eugene's successor, Pope Nicholas V. August 31 – In France, the Siege of Tartas is commenced in Gascony...
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    Above all, Constantine sent many appeals for aid to Pope Nicholas V. Although sympathetic, Nicholas V believed that the papacy could not go to the rescue...
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  • the last Holy Roman Emperor crowned by medieval tradition in Rome by Pope Nicholas V. 1563 – The Edict of Amboise is signed, ending the first phase of the...
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    homosexuality), Jews, Gypsies, usury, and the like. Bernardino was canonised by Pope Nicholas V in 1450 and is referred to as "the Apostle of Italy" for his efforts...
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    and humanist from Rome, known as the leader of a rebellion against Pope Nicholas V and the Papal secular authority in Rome. Porcari was born into a wealthy...
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    Pope Nicholas V (r. 1447–1455) created eight new cardinals in three consistories, including the former Antipope Felix V (r. 1439–1449). He also confirmed...
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    Dum Diversas (category Documents of Pope Nicholas V)
    different) is a papal bull issued on 18 June 1452 by Pope Nicholas V. It authorized King Afonso V of Portugal to fight, subjugate, and conquer "those rising...
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    Leonello's father. In 1447 Alberti became architectural advisor to Pope Nicholas V and was involved in several projects at the Vatican. His first major...
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    common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. January 7 – Pope Nicholas V issues a Papal Bull to establish The University of Glasgow; classes...
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    independent church structure in the Grand Duchy of Moscow. December 20 – Pope Nicholas V appoints Rudolf of Diepholt, Bishop of Utrecht, as cardinal. Roman...
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    Pope Nicholas III (Latin: Nicolaus III; c. 1225 – 22 August 1280), born Giovanni Gaetano Orsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal...
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    husband's death and received a pension from the city. She petitioned Pope Nicholas V to reopen the court case that had convicted Joan of heresy, and then...
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    his own son, Zhu Janji, as next in line for the throne. June 18 – Pope Nicholas V issues the bull Dum Diversas, legitimising the colonial slave trade...
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    Pope Nicholas IV (Latin: Nicolaus IV; born Girolamo Masci; 30 September 1227 – 4 April 1292) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States...
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  • relations with the young Slavic Orthodox church, he pursued the policy of Pope Nicholas I. His father Hadrian, who belonged to the Roman aristocracy, entrusted...
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    death of Pope Callixtus III, elected as his successor Cardinal Enea Piccolomini, who took the name Pius II. Pope Callixtus III, the first pope of the House...
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