Gregory XIII Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Gregory XIII, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Italy.

3 records1572–15813 events1 places

Chronological biography

1572

Pope1572

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope · Vatican

Appointed Pope

1581

Council of Trent1581

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope

Carries out the decrees of the Council of Trent

Reform of Calendar1581

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope

Adds an extra day to the Julian calendar, 29th Feb every 4 yrs

Titles and roles

Pope

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.