# Pope Paul IV - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-paul-iv
Pontificate: 23 May 1555 – 18 August 1559
Number in the papal list: 223
Born-Died: 1476 - 1559
Papal era: Counter-Reformation
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Paul_IV

Subject of the Kingdom of Naples. Founder and member of the Theatines.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Marcellus II](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-marcellus-ii)
- Next in list: [Pope Pius IV](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-pius-iv)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1555 - [Peace of Augsburg](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1555-peace-of-augsburg)
- 1559 - [Index of Forbidden Books](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1559-index-of-forbidden-books)