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NE	Sc	Rn	1534	Feb	26	Pope Charles V appoints George van Egmond as bishop of Utrecht (confirmed in 1535 by Pope Paul III)
IT	Sc	Rn		Oct	13	Alessandro Farnese elected as Pope Paul III
IT	Sc	Rn	1535	Aug	31	Pope Paul III excommunicates English King Henry VIII
EU	Sc	Rn	1536	Jan	17	Francois Rabelais absolved of apostasy by Pope Paul III
EU	Sc	Rn		May	23	Pope Paul III installs Portugese inquisition
??	Sc	Rn	1537	Feb	09	Pope Paul III routes Cardinal Reginald Pole to England
GB	Sc	Rn	1538	Dec	17	Pope Paul III excommunicates England’s King Henry VIII
IT	Sc	Rn	1540	Sep	27	Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded by Ignatius of Loyola, recognized by Pope Paul III
??	Sc	Rn	1542	Jul	21	Pope Paul III begins inquisition against Protestants (Sactum Officium)
IT	Sc	Rn	1544	Nov	19	Pope Paul III opens council of Trente
IT	Sc	Gv	1545	Aug	26	Pope Paul III names his son Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma
IT	Sc	Rn		Dec	13	Pope Paul III opens the Council of Trent (19th ecumenical council)
IT	Sc	Rn	1549	Sep	17	Pope Paul III suspends the Council of Trent (at Bologna)