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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Pope (1523–1534) who refused to grant the divorce of Henry VIII from Catherine of Aragon and was unable to stop Henry's break with the Roman Catholic Church.
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- noun Italian pope from 1523 to 1534 who broke with Henry VIII of England after Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon and married Anne Boleyn (1478-1534)
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The Laurentian Library was built between 1524 and 1559 in the cloister of the church of San Lorenzo for the Medici Pope, Clement VII, to house the illustrious family collection of manuscripts and printed books.
Michelangelo, Cammy Brothers 2010
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The Lotus Eaters Weinbaum : Pope Clement VII said in May 10th, 2009 at 6:18 am
BestScienceFictionStories.com » Post Topic » The Menace from Earth by Robert Heinlein 2009
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In 1534, a surfeit of melons took the life of Clement VII.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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A Cardinal Orsini is depicted as being elected following the death of the fictional Alexander, which, again, does not correspond to actual history, when the Emperor's tutor Adrian of Utrecht was elected to succeed Leo, and, following his death just a year later, Cardinal Medici, who as Clement VII would refuse to permit Henry's divorce, was elected to the papal throne.
Historical Friction Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008
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A Cardinal Orsini is depicted as being elected following the death of the fictional Alexander, which, again, does not correspond to actual history, when the Emperor's tutor Adrian of Utrecht was elected to succeed Leo, and, following his death just a year later, Cardinal Medici, who as Clement VII would refuse to permit Henry's divorce, was elected to the papal throne.
Archive 2008-03-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008
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In 1534, a surfeit of melons took the life of Clement VII.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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In 1534, a surfeit of melons took the life of Clement VII.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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You can click on the links here to read New Advent's accounts of Clement VII and Urban VI, always keeping in mind that a Catholic source takes a Catholic view on things.
Archive 2006-10-01 Heo 2006
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You can click on the links here to read New Advent's accounts of Clement VII and Urban VI, always keeping in mind that a Catholic source takes a Catholic view on things.
Has It Really Been 617 Years? Heo 2006
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Two popes, Clement VII and successors in Avignon and Urban VI and successors in Rome.
Has It Really Been 617 Years? Heo 2006
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