Paul was the last of the popes appointed by the Medici (Florence's powerful ruling family); thereafter pressure from reforming monarchs in France and Spain, most especially from Charles IV, ended their hold on the papacy.
Thereafter pressure from reforming monarchs in France and Spain, most especially from Charles IV, ended their hold on the papacy. Paul was the last of the popes appointed by the powerful ruling Medici family of Florence.
Paul was the last of the popes appointed by the powerful ruling Medici family of Florence. Thereafter pressure from reforming monarchs in France and Spain, most especially from Charles IV, ended their hold on the papacy.
Paul was the last of the popes appointed by the powerful ruling Medici family of Florence. Thereafter pressure from reforming monarchs in France and Spain, most especially from Charles IV, ended their hold on the papacy.