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Sixtus IV
Francesco della Rovere · 1471 – 1484 · 13 yrs · died
Built the Sistine Chapel, named it after himself, and filled the Curia with nephews.
Did
- Built the Sistine Chapel (1473–81).
- Authorized the Spanish Inquisition in 1478.
Didn't
- Stay out of the Pazzi conspiracy against the Medici in 1478; his involvement is debated, his nephew's is not.
From the record
Pope Sixtus IV (or Xystus IV, Italian: Sisto IV; born Francesco da Savona later della Rovere; was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 until his death in 1484.
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