(A.D. 1478–1534) Clement VII was Pope from A.D. 1523 until his death in 1534. Clement VII had the misfortune of being Pope during a highly contentious period, including the ReformationA revolutionary religious movement during the 16th century Europe that initially sought to reform the Roman Catholic Church but led to the emergence o... more, power struggles between France and the Holy Roman Empire(A.D. 962) The Holy Roman Empire emerges in the Germanic areas and Northern Italy with Otto I assuming the imperial crown descended from Charlemagne. more, and Turkish invasions of Eastern Europe, which all had long-lasting consequences.
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