Ippolito Aldobrandini elected Pope Clement VIII

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Tweet Report an Error
  • The Literary Encyclopedia. WORLD HISTORY AND IDEAS: A CROSS-CULTURAL VOLUME.
Ippolito Aldobrandini is elected Pope Clement VIII. He is the favoured candidate of the Italian cardinals, rather than that of Philip II of Spain. He was to prove an unusually hard-working and dedicated holder of the office, serving until his death in 1605.

42 words

Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Ippolito Aldobrandini elected Pope Clement VIII". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15442, accessed 23 November 2024.]

15442 Ippolito Aldobrandini elected Pope Clement VIII 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.