History quiz
Popes of the 16th century
17 popes were elected in the 16th century. Each row shows the years of the pontificate and the name the pope was born with. Type Pius II or Pius 2.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 17 answers
- Limit
- 6:14
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 17
- Time limit
- 6:14
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name every pope elected in the 16th century.
| Years | Name at birth | Pope |
|---|---|---|
| 1503 | Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini | Not found yet |
| 1503 to 1513 | Giuliano della Rovere | Not found yet |
| 1513 to 1521 | Giovanni de' Medici | Not found yet |
| 1522 to 1523 | Adriaan Florensz | Not found yet |
| 1523 to 1534 | Giulio de' Medici | Not found yet |
| 1534 to 1549 | Alessandro Farnese | Not found yet |
| 1550 to 1555 | Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte | Not found yet |
| 1555 | Marcello Cervini | Not found yet |
| 1555 to 1559 | Gian Pietro Carafa | Not found yet |
| 1559 to 1565 | Giovan Angelo Medici | Not found yet |
| 1566 to 1572 | Antonio (Michele) Ghisleri | Not found yet |
| 1572 to 1585 | Ugo Boncompagni | Not found yet |
| 1585 to 1590 | Felice Peretti | Not found yet |
| 1590 | Giambattista Castagna | Not found yet |
| 1590 to 1591 | Niccolò Sfondrati | Not found yet |
| 1591 | Giovan Antonio Facchinetti | Not found yet |
| 1592 to 1605 | Ippolito Aldobrandini | Not found yet |
About this quiz
The Holy See numbers these popes 215 to 231 in its list of 267 pontiffs. A pope is placed in the century in which his pontificate began.
- Paul III, born Alessandro Farnese, had the longest pontificate of the group: 1534 to 1549.
- Pius III and Marcellus II and Urban VII and Innocent IX began and ended a pontificate within a single calendar year.
- Pius is the commonest name of the group, used by 3 popes.
Sources
- [1]The Holy See. Pontiffs.
Note on the data. Papal names, names at birth, dates and the century of each pontificate follow the Holy See's list of pontiffs, read on 3 October 2026. The years run from election to the end of the pontificate. The numeral may be typed in Roman or ordinary figures.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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