Cardinal1493
Appointed Cardinal
Historical person
Paul III Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Paul III, based on 17 World History Database records associated with Italy.
17 records1493–154812 events6 places
Chronological biography
1493
1534
Pope1534
Appointed Pope, Alessandro Farnese, the protege of Pope Alexander VI
1538
Marriage1538
Marries his grandson, Ottavio, to Charles Vs illegitimate daughter Margaret
Peace1538
Negotiates a truce between Charles V & Francis I to end the Habsburg-Valois War
Excommunication17 December 1538
Excommunicates Henry VIII
1540
Papal Bull1540
Recognizes the new Society of Jesus, Jesuits
1541
Colloquy of Regensburg1541
A failed attempt to reconcile Catholics & Protestants in Germany
1542
Roman Inquisition Established21 July 1542
Issues Licet ab initio, establishing a commission of six cardinals to judge cases of heresy and schism.
1544
PeaceSeptember 1544
France is defeated & Francis is forced to send a representitive to a council
Papal Bull19 November 1544
Issues the Laetare Jerusalem summoning a general council to unite against Turkey
1545
Alliance Paul III and Charles V1545
Guanrantees Charles V 12,000 infantry & 500 cavalry to fight the Protestants
Council of Trent1545
The Council of Trent is moved from Trent to Bologna because of typhus
Council of Trent13 December 1545
Opening day of the Council of Trent, without Protestants
1547
Council of Trent1547
The Council of Trent is moved to Bologna because of a breech with Charles V
Assassination of Pier Luige Farnese10 September 1547
The assassination of Pauls son Pier Luige Farnese widens the rift with Charles V
Death of Paul III10 September 1547
Death of Pier Luige Farnese, the Popes son is assassinated
1548
Council of TrentJanuary 1548
Paul III agrees to move the Council back to Trent
Titles and roles
Cardinal · Pope · Pope · 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.