Paul

(pol.) [It. paolo.] (Numis.) A silver coin formerly current in the Roman States, equivalent to abt. 10 cents. Paul I., Pope, s. Stephen III. in 757 A. D., and D. in 768.- P. ІІ., B. 1418, s. Pius II. in 1464. D. 1471.-P. III. (A le andro Farnese), B. 1466, s. Clement VII. in 1534, sanctioned the institution of the Jesuits; convoked the Council of Trent (1545); excommunicated Henry VIII. of England; and protested against the conce ions made by Charles V. to the Protestants. D. 1549.-P. IV. (Gian Pietro Caraffa) s. Mar cell us II., 1555. He was besieged in his capital by the Duke of Alva, general of Philip II.of Spain, a monarch he had futilely opposed; and by his unbridled arrogance largely contributed to the establishment of English Protestant ism. D. 1559.-P. V. (Camillo Borghese) s. Leo XI. in 1605. D. 1621. [s. 690]