Nicholas V, pope of the Catholic Church (died 1455)

Pope Nicholas V

Head of Catholic Church from 1447 to 1455

Pope Nicholas V, born Tommaso Parentucelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 March 1447 until his death in March 1455. Pope Eugene IV made him a cardinal in 1446 after successful trips to Italy and Germany, and when Eugene died the next year,…