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1 day ago · An unprepossessing appearance did not hold Vasari back. He worked for, among others, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, the Del Monte Pope Julius III, and Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici – to whom he dedicated the Lives. Cosimo appointed him his artistic adviser and at 25 he was put in charge of the artistic preparations for the visit of the Holy Roman ...
2 days ago · Charles V styled himself as Holy Roman Emperor after his election, according to a Papal dispensation conferred to the Habsburg family by Pope Julius II in 1508 and confirmed in 1519 to the prince-electors by the legates of Pope Leo X.
3 days ago · The Villa Giulia adjoining the Villa Borghese gardens was built in 1551 - 1555 as a summer residence for Pope Julius III; now it contains the Etruscan Museum (Museo Etrusco). The Villa Medici houses the French Academy in Rome , and the Fortezzuola a Gothic garden structure that houses a collection memorializing the academic modern sculptor Pietro Canonica .
5 days ago · Pietro del Monte was born in Italy in 1499. His original name was Guido Lotti, but took the name San Savino del Monti in 1550. He was a nephew of Pope Julius III. Prior to his arrival in Malta he was a friar in Capua. He also fought in the siege of Rhodes of 1522.
4 days ago · Swiss Guards — known for their colorful striped Renaissance-era uniforms — are responsible for Vatican security together with the Vatican gendarmes. The Vatican military was established by Pope Julius II in 1506. Candidates for the Pontifical Swiss Guard are required to meet strict requirements.
2 days ago · In 1536 he was made cardinal; and when Mary ascended the throne he returned to England as legate from Pope Julius III., and had his attainder reversed by special Act of Parliament. "Few churchmen have borne so unblemished a reputation as this eminent prelate, and few have carried themselves with such moderation and meekness.
4 days ago · The Pope had deprived the Vicar General of the Servites for having gone to the Conventicle of Pisa, and would do the like by all who attended it. On Monday evening great rejoicings were made for the League with England.
