Historedia
Person

Pope Clement XIV

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1762–1773

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Pope Clement XIV, 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. Suppression of the Society of Jesus

    1762–1773

    Role: Issuer of the papal brief Dominus ac Redemptor

    1. 1762 · ParisParlement of Paris Ruling

      The Parlement of Paris, a court rather than a legislature, ruled against the Society in a bankruptcy case in 1762, influenced by secular notables.

    2. 1773 · Russian EmpireCatherine the Great's Exception

      Catherine the Great forbade the publication of the papal brief, allowing Jesuits to survive in her territories.

    3. 21 July 1773 · RomePapal Brief Dominus Ac Redemptor

      Pope Clement XIV suppressed the Society as a fait accompli via the brief Dominus ac Redemptor on 21 July 1773 in Rome.

    4. unknown · Habsburg territoriesExpulsion by Joseph II

      Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, expelled the Jesuits from his territories; the supplied evidence gives no year for this action.

Sources

  1. Suppression of the Society of Jesus Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-24