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'''Pius III''', born '''Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini''' (29 May 1439 – 18 October 1503), was the Pope that succeeded [[Rodrigo Borgia|Alexander VI]], after the latter's death by the hands of [[Cesare Borgia|his son]]. | '''Pius III''', born '''Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini''' (29 May 1439 – 18 October 1503), was the Pope that succeeded [[Rodrigo Borgia|Alexander VI]], after the latter's death by the hands of [[Cesare Borgia|his son]]. | ||
Pius III was sixty-four when he was elected to the [[Papacy]], and he was known for his poor health. During his Papacy, he | Pius III was sixty-four when he was elected to the [[Papacy]], and he was known for his poor health. During his Papacy, he supported neither the [[Assassins]] nor the [[Templars]], but he did start the moral reformation of the church to undo some of his predecessor's damage. He only reigned for twenty-six days before he died, after which [[Julius II]] succeeded him. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Historically, Pius supported Cesare Borgia and reinstated him as ''Gonfalonieri di Roma'', the chief justice of [[Rome]]. | *Historically, Pius supported Cesare Borgia and reinstated him as ''Gonfalonieri di Roma'', the chief justice of [[Rome]]. | ||
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*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]] | *[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]] | ||
[[Category:1439 births]] | [[Category:1439 births]] | ||
Revision as of 11:08, 10 August 2014
Pius III, born Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini (29 May 1439 – 18 October 1503), was the Pope that succeeded Alexander VI, after the latter's death by the hands of his son.
Pius III was sixty-four when he was elected to the Papacy, and he was known for his poor health. During his Papacy, he supported neither the Assassins nor the Templars, but he did start the moral reformation of the church to undo some of his predecessor's damage. He only reigned for twenty-six days before he died, after which Julius II succeeded him.
Trivia
- Historically, Pius supported Cesare Borgia and reinstated him as Gonfalonieri di Roma, the chief justice of Rome.