Sometimes he is very strong indeed.
Current game the Pope re-emerged in Rome, Papal, Naples, Sicily, Greece. I defeated him in Rome/Papal and the Mongols threw him out of Greece; still over 5000 in Naples and a full stack in Sicily.
It did give me my best ransom ever: 20,000 florins and change :)
edit: he appears with whatever armor/upgrades exist in the province(s)
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