What were the occupation and beliefs of Petrarch?

He was a Spanish politician who opposed events of the Spanish Inquisition, especially the persecution of Huguenots.

He was a German monarch who opposed Machiavelli’s philosophy and exiled him to Florence, Italy.

He was an Italian soldier who opposed the Catholic Church’s decision to invade Jerusalem during the Crusades.

He was an Italian scholar and humanist who opposed hereditary monarchies in favor of a philosopher-king.