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Paul III
· 1534 – 1549 · 15 yrs · died
Had four children before his election, then called the council that reformed the Church.
Did
- Convened the Council of Trent (1545).
- Approved the Jesuits (1540).
- Commissioned Michelangelo's Last Judgment and the dome.
Didn't
- Skip the nepotism: made two grandsons cardinals at fourteen and sixteen.
From the record
Pope Paul III was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death, in November 1549.
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