Editing Pope Clement VIII (section)

===Law enforcement===
Clement VIII was as vigorous as [[Pope Sixtus V]] (1585–90) in crushing banditry in the Papal provinces of [[Umbria]] and the [[Marche]] and in punishing the lawlessness of the [[Papal nobility]].<ref name=Loughlin/> Upon his ascension to the Papal throne in 1592, he immediately had several noble troublemakers put to death. These included most famously Troio Savelli, scion of a powerful ancient Roman family, and the youthful and noble [[Beatrice Cenci]], who had murdered her father&nbsp;– probably as a consequence of his repeated abuses. The latter case prompted many requests of clemency&nbsp;– rejected by the Pope, who passed the confiscated Cenci property to his own family.

Clement's strict ways also concerned philosophical and religious matters. In 1599 he had the Italian miller [[Menocchio]]&nbsp;– who had formed the belief that God was not eternal but had Himself once been created out of chaos&nbsp;– tried by the Inquisition and burnt at the stake. A more famous case was the trial for [[heresy]] of [[Giordano Bruno]], who was [[burned at the stake]] in 1600. Pope Clement VIII participated personally in the final phases of the trial, inviting the [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinals]] in charge of the case to proceed with the verdict.