Adrian VI & Clement VII & Charles V

1. Adrian VI
   1. The tutor of Charles V
   2. Elected as pope after death of Leo X
   3. The last non-italian pope until the twentieth century.
   4. Eager to reform the life of the church
   5. Began a program of reformation

 

 

 

 

1. Clement VII
   1. Adrian's successor
   2. Returned to Leo's policies
   3. more interested in the arts and in Italian politics than in ecclesiastical matters
   4. there was serious friction between him and the Emperor

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Charles V
   1. wanted to stamp out the Lutheran.
   2. His most constant rival was Francis I of france.
   3. Signed a peace treaty with Francis
   4. invaded Italy in 1527