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Nicholas V (1398 to 1455): Pope under whom Stefano Porcaro's conspiracy for a Roman republic was crushed and he was sentenced to death in 1453

Tommaso Parentucelli was pope from 1447 to 1455. In 1452/53 the conspiracy of Stefano Porcaro for a republic in Rome was discovered, and Porcaro was sentenced to death in January 1453. Afterwards, according to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the pope surrounded himself with armed guards. The bulls on enslavement of 1452 and 1455 are in the entry on the doctrine of discovery.

Life dates
1398-1455 (about 57 years old)
Country
Italy, Vatican City
Institutions
Holy See
Category
Persecution
Level of evidence
B two independent scholarly sources · what does this mean?

What happened to the people

Who was affected? Victims and numbers

  1. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, Porcaro was pardoned twice, seized on the eve of a third plot and sentenced to death in January 1453. The Britannica dates the discovery to 1452.
    Evidence: Robert Appleton Company / The Encyclopedia Press (Wikisource), Artikel Pope Nicholas V
    „At last he was seized on the eve of a third plot, and condemned to death (Jan., 1453).“
    Pope Nicholas V, in: Catholic Encyclopedia (1911), Bd. 11, Artikel Pope Nicholas V. Original
    Evidence: Cambridge University Press (Wikisource), Artikel Nicholas (popes), Nicholas V.
    „in 1452 a formidable conspiracy for the overthrow of the papal government“
    Nicholas (popes), in: Encyclopædia Britannica (1911), Bd. 19, Artikel Nicholas (popes), Nicholas V.. Original

What happened to those affected?

  1. Afterwards, according to the Catholic Encyclopedia, he began to collect troops and never went out without a strong guard.
    Evidence: Robert Appleton Company / The Encyclopedia Press (Wikisource), Artikel Pope Nicholas V
    „He began to collect troops and never stirred abroad without a strong guard.“
    Pope Nicholas V, in: Catholic Encyclopedia (1911), Bd. 11, Artikel Pope Nicholas V. Original

See also

Scholarly literature and reference works

  1. Reference work
    Cambridge University Press (Wikisource): Nicholas (popes), in: Encyclopædia Britannica (1911), Bd. 19, 1 January 1911. Original (retrieved 31 Oct 2026)
  2. Reference work
    Robert Appleton Company / The Encyclopedia Press (Wikisource): Pope Nicholas V, in: Catholic Encyclopedia (1911), Bd. 11, 1 January 1911. Original (retrieved 31 Oct 2026)
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