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Death of Urban VII

Name: Death of Urban VII
Start: 1590-09-27
Location: Rome

When: 27 September 1590
Where: Rome
Part of: Papal Succession: Urban VII and Gregory XIV

Urban VII died of malaria on 27 September 1590 after twelve days in office.

Urban VII's papacy was extremely short-lived. He died in Rome on 27 September 1590 from malaria, having served for only twelve days. This tenure is recognized as the shortest in papal history.

Sources

Pope Urban VII Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10

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