# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/pope-urban-iv
# Generated: 2026-08-31T14:58:36.821Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/pope-urban-iv"
name: "Pope Urban IV"
slug: "pope-urban-iv"
description: "The first pope elected without being a cardinal — a break in protocol that happened only six times in Church history, beginning with James Pantaleon in 1261."
tagline: "Head of the Catholic Church from 1261 to 1264 (1185–1264)"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1185"
deathDate: "1264-10-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born around 1195 as James Pantaleon in France, he rose through Church ranks without the cardinal's hat that typically preceded the papacy. On 29 August 1261, he was elected head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States, shattering the unwritten rule that only cardinals could ascend to Peter's throne. His three-year reign set a precedent followed by just five others over the centuries: Gregory X, Celestine V, Clement V, Urban V, and Urban VI. He died on 2 October 1264, having proven the tiara could rest on a head that never wore the red.