Pope Eugene IV was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 11 March 1431 to his death in February 1447. Condulmer was a Venetian and a nephew of Pope Gregory XII. In 1431, he was elected pope. He is the most recent pope to take the pontifical name "Eugene". 1383 – March 4, 1447; died at about 64. Alive at the same time as Joan of Arc, Johannes Gutenberg, Geoffrey Chaucer, Zheng He, and Jan van Eyck. Wiki link