Pius V Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Pius V, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Italy.

10 records1551–15716 events3 places

Chronological biography

1551

Pope1551

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope · Vatican

Appointed Commisary General of the Roman Inquisition

1556

Pope1556

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope · Nepi

Appointed Bishop of Nepi & Sutri

1566

Pope1566

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope · Vatican

Appointed Pope

1570

Alliance Pius V and Christian powers1570

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope

Forms a Christian Alliance against the Turks

Succession1570

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope · Vatican

Declares Elizabeth I of England a usurper

Excommunication25 February 1570

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope · Vatican

Pius V issues the bull of excommunication against Elizabeth I, "Regnas in Excelsis". Pius V decares Elizabeth I deposed

1571

Turkish League1571

Religion / Islam · Pope

Pius V establishes an anti-Turkish Maritime League with Spain, Venice, Malta & Genoa

Turkish League1571

Warfare / Wars of Islam · Pope

Pius V establishes an anti-Turkish Maritime League with Spain, Venice, Malta & Genoa

Battle of Lepanto1 October 1571

Religion / Islam · Pope · Lepanto

The Holy League defeats the Ottomans, 1st major victory of the Christians against the Ottoman Empire

Battle of Lepanto1 October 1571

Warfare / Wars of Islam · Pope · Lepanto

The Holy League defeats the Ottomans, 1st major victory of the Christians against the Ottoman Empire

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.