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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;panzerman, post: 4127604, member: 77704&quot;]Papal States/ Bologna</p><p>AV</p><p>Pope Clemente VII 1523-34</p><p>He was a member of the De Medici Family. In 1523 he was elected Pope. This was just&nbsp; 4 years after Martin Luther &quot;Wittenberg&quot; affair. Plus, the Church was bankrupt at this point in time. Add to this the schism brought on by Henry VIII of England breaking away from the RC Church and setting up his own/ Anglican Church. To complicate things more/ France and Spain where fighting Wars in Italy for supremacy. In 1526 HRE Karl V of Germany utterly wiped out Francois II French army at Pavia. Karl was not happy with Clemente papacy, for he threw his support to the French King/ allowing free passage of Francois II armies thru Papal territory. Thus, in 1527 Karl V German/ Spanish forces marched to Rome and sacked it. Clemente escaped death, but was captured and thrown in jail by the Emperor. Eventually, Karl released him after Clemente promised to behave. He died in 1534.[ATTACH=full]1069185[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1069186[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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