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Julius II
Giuliano della Rovere · 1 Nov 1503 – 21 Feb 1513 · 9 yrs · died
The warrior pope. Commissioned Michelangelo's ceiling and personally led armies.
Did
- Laid the foundation stone of the new St. Peter's in 1506.
- Commissioned the Sistine ceiling and Raphael's Rooms.
- Founded the Swiss Guard.
Didn't
- Stay home: campaigned in armor against Bologna, Venice, and France. Erasmus wrote a satire about him being refused at heaven's gate.
From the record
Pope Julius II was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 1503 to his death, in February 1513.
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