# Pope Julius III - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-julius-iii
Pontificate: 7 February 1550 – 29 March 1555
Number in the papal list: 221
Born-Died: 1487 - 1555
Papal era: Counter-Reformation
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Julius_III

Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Reopened the Council of Trent (1551).

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Paul III](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-paul-iii)
- Next in list: [Pope Marcellus II](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-marcellus-ii)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1550 - [Valladolid debate](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1550-valladolid-debate)
- 1555 - [Peace of Augsburg](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1555-peace-of-augsburg)