The late pope had wisely endeavoured to curb the rapidly increasing power of the Roman nobility, who, to strengthen their positions against him, had turned for support to the Frankish power.
Eugene is described by his biographer as simple and humble, learned and eloquent, handsome and generous, a lover of peace, and wholly occupied with the thought of doing what was pleasing to God.
The election of EugeneII was a triumph for the Franks, and they resolved to improve the occasion.
Returning to the continent, he became involved in the conflicts of the Council of Basle with the PopeEugene IV; he even supported anti-pope Felix V. He became involved with the artistic and literary world of Basle, led something of a dissolute life.
In 1445 he travelled to Rome to ask PopeEugene to convoke a new council, and while there reconciled with the legitimate papacy.
He negotiated the reconciliation of the German imperial electors with PopeEugene which left the anti-pope and the Council with no support.
List of popes - Biocrawler(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
While the term "Pope" (Latin: papa "father'") is used in several churches to denote their high spiritual leaders, this title in English usage generally refers to the supreme head of the Roman Catholic Church.
The title itself has been used officially by the head of the Roman Catholic Church since the tenure of Pope Siricius, and there have been either 265 or 266 popes, depending on whether a source counts Stephen II.
Nephew of Sixtus IV; Convened the Fifth Council of the Lateran, 1512
Pope Benedict IX Pope Gregory VI Pope Clement IIPope Benedict IX Pope Damasus IIPope Leo IX Split between Eastern and Western churches formalized, Orthodox Church
Pope Innocent VI Earliest extant documentation stating the existance of the Shroud of Turin
Pope Marcellus IIPope Paul IV Beza's Latin NT Elizabeth I ruler of England
