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Nicholas V
Saint Francis of Assisi Appearing Before Pope Nicholas V, with Donors, oil on canvas by Antonio MontĆŗfar, 1628; in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 107.95 Ć 87.63 cm.
At the Diet of Frankfurt in 1446, the future Pope Nicholas V achieved a significant diplomatic success by pacifying the German electors. This accomplishment was instrumental in his career, leading to his creation as a cardinal and his subsequent election as pope just three months later, on March 6, 1447.1