Pope Nicholas V

Pope Nicholas V
Papacy
Began	6 March 1447
Ended	24 March 1455
Predecessor	Pope Eugene IV
Orders
Ordination	1422
Consecration	17 March 1447
Cardination	16 December 1446 by Pope Eugene IV
Personal Information
Birth name	Tommaso Parentucelli
Born	15 November 1397
Died	24 March 1455

Pope Nicholas V was the 288^th Pope.

Election

At the papal conclave of 1447 he was elected Pope in succession to Eugene IV on 6 March. He took the name Nicholas in honour of his early benefactor, Niccolò Albergati.