Giovanni Battista Castagna

Events

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Episodes

2

Years

1590

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Giovanni Battista Castagna, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Papal Succession: Urban VII and Gregory XIV

   1590

   Role: Pope Urban VII

   1. 115 September 1590 · RomeElection of Urban VII

      Castagna was elected pope on 15 September 1590 after the death of Sixtus V.

   2. 227 September 1590 · RomeDeath of Urban VII

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

Sources

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