Pope Clement VII
Giulio de' Medici, Pope Clement VII, faced the Sack of Rome (1527) by imperial troops and his refusal to annul Henry VIII's marriage triggered the English Reformation. His reign illustrated the vulnerability of the papacy to the new national and imperial power structures of the sixteenth century.
- Lived: 1478 CE – 1534 CE
- Nationality: italian
- Roles: pope, head_of_state
