Pope Nicholas V

Pope Nicholas V
Bishop of Rome
Portrait by Peter Paul Rubens, 1610s
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	6 March 1447
Papacy ended	24 March 1455
Predecessor	Eugene IV
Successor	Callixtus III
Orders
Ordination	1422 by Niccolò Albergati
Consecration	17 March 1447 by Francesco Condulmer
Created cardinal	16 December 1446 by Eugene IV
Personal details
Born	Tommaso Parentucelli 15 November 1397 Sarzana, Republic of Genoa
Died	24 March 1455 (aged 57) Rome, Papal States
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Bologna (1444–1447) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna (1446–1447)
Coat of arms
Other popes named Nicholas

Papal styles of Pope Nicholas V
Reference style	His Holiness
Spoken style	Your Holiness
Religious style	Holy Father
Posthumous style	None

Pope Nicholas V (Latin: Nicholaus V; Italian: Niccolò V; 15 November 1397 – 24 March 1455),^[1] 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.^[2] Pope Eugene IV made him a cardinal in 1446 after successful trips to Italy and Germany, and when Eugene died the next year, Parentucelli was elected in his place. He took his name Nicholas in memory of his obligations to Niccolò Albergati.

The pontificate of Nicholas saw the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks and the end of the Hundred Years' War. He responded by calling a crusade against the Ottomans, which never materialized. By the Concordat of Vienna he secured the recognition of papal rights over bishoprics and benefices. He also brought about the submission of the last of the antipopes, Felix V, and the dissolution of the Synod of Basel. A key figure in the Roman Renaissance, Nicholas sought to make Rome the home of literature and art. He strengthened fortifications, restored aqueducts, and rebuilt many churches. He ordered design plans for what would eventually be the Basilica of St. Peter.

He is the last pope to date to take the pontifical name "Nicholas".