Sixtus IV (pope)
1414 – 1484 Italian Pope (1471-1484)
Pope who built the Sistine Chapel and practiced heavy nepotism.
- Religion
- Catholic; Bishop of Rome
- Affiliations
- The papacy; Franciscan order
Sixtus IV rebuilt much of Rome and gave his name to the Sistine Chapel, which he had constructed. He filled the college of cardinals with his relatives, and his family's ambitions drew him into the Pazzi conspiracy against the Medici in Florence. He authorized the Spanish Inquisition under the Catholic monarchs in 1478, though he later objected to its harshness.
In the timeline
- 1478 Spanish Inquisition established mentioned
- 1478 The Spanish Inquisition is established mentioned