Sixtus IV

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Sixtus IV [ˈsɪkstəs]

(Biographies / Sixtus IV (1414-1484) M, Italian, RELIGION: clergyman, RELIGION: pope) original name Francesco della Rovere. 1414-84, Italian ecclesiastic; pope (1471-84). Notorious for his nepotism and political intrigue, he was also a patron of the arts and commissioned the building (1473-81) of the Sistine Chapel

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Sixtus IV - Italian pope from 1471 to 1484 who consented to the establishment of the Spanish Inquisition and built the Sistine Chapel (1414-1484)

Francesco della Rovere

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