Editing Pope Paul III (section)

== Death ==
[[File:S. Peter, Rome, Italy. (2830835909).jpg|thumbnail|left|Rome, Italy. St. Peter's, tomb of Paul III. Brooklyn Museum Archives, Goodyear Archival Collection.]]
On 3 November 1549, Paul III celebrated the anniversary of his papal coronation. However, the pope was severely depressed by the deceit of his own family and the fall of Parma to Emperor Charles V, and it is known that he had a very heated argument with his cardinal nephew, [[Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)|Alessandro Farnese]], to the point that he grabbed his red beretta, tore it into shreds, and threw it down to the ground in his anger. He had worked himself up so much to the point that he may have suffered a [[heart attack]]. On 6 November, the pope suddenly contracted a [[fever]], retreating to the [[Quirinal Hill]] where he had hoped that the fresher air would help ease his malady. On 7 November, the agent of King [[Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand I]] of Bohemia and Hungary, Diego Lasso, wrote that the pope's temperature had increased that morning, while the French ambassador in Rome reported to King [[Henry II of France]] that Paul III suffered from a [[catarrh]] at 7:00 pm, opining that the pope had very little time to live.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/SV1549.html|title=Sede Vacante 1549–1550|publisher=CSUN|author=John Paul Adams|date=25 April 2016|accessdate=10 March 2022}}</ref> 

Paul III died on 10 November 1549 from a catarrh. It is said that he repented of his nepotism on his deathbed.{{cn|date=March 2023}}

Paul III's bronze tomb, executed by [[Guglielmo della Porta]], is located in Saint Peter's Basilica.