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Paul V

233rd pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1605 to 1621
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Paul V
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Summary

Paul V was born on September 17, 1552[1], in Rome[2]. He died on January 28, 1621[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a Latin Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,337 views/month, #7,065 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore[8]
  • Father: Marcantonio Borghese[9]
  • Mother: Flaminia degli Astalli[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Papal States[11]
  • Position held: Pope[12], Roman Catholic Bishop of Iesi[13], Cardinal Vicar[14]
  • Educated at: University of Padua[15], University of Bologna[16], University of Perugia[17]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Family: House of Borghese[20]
  • Commons category: Paulus V[21]
  • Cause of death: stroke[22]
  • Family name: Borghese[23]
  • Given name: Paul[24], Camillo[25], Paulus[26]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Pope Paul V[27]
  • Work location: Rome[28], Papal States[29]
  • Relative: Scipione Borghese[30]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[31]
  • Depicted by: Portrait of Pope Paul V[32], Monument to Paulus V[33]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[34], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[37], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[38], The Catholic Encyclopedia[39]
  • Participant in: March 1605 papal conclave[40], May 1605 papal conclave[41]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian[42]
  • Birth name: Camillo Borghèse[43]
  • Name in native language: Paulus PP. V[44]
  • Consecrator: Clement VIII[45], Silvio Savelli[46], Francesco Corner[47]
  • Religious name: Paulus V[48]

Why It Matters

Paul V has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Paul V born?

Paul V was born in Rome[2].

Where did Paul V die?

Paul V died in Rome[4].

Who were Paul V's parents?

Paul V's father was Marcantonio Borghese[9]. Paul V's mother was Flaminia degli Astalli[10].

What did Paul V do for work?

Paul V worked as a Latin Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

Where did Paul V go to school?

Paul V was educated at University of Padua[15], University of Bologna[16], and University of Perugia[17].

Related Entities

Clement VIII Papal States Robert Bellarmine University of Padua University of Perugia

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  1. [2] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
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  7. [12] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [1] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [25] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [28] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  10. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  11. 20w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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