Pope Sixtus IV

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15th-century pope Pope human

Pope Sixtus IV was a 15th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his influential but controversial papacy, marked by political involvement in Italian affairs, extensive patronage of Renaissance art and architecture (including the Sistine Chapel), and support for measures like the Spanish Inquisition.

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Label Occurrences
Pope Sixtus IV canonical 37
Sixtus IV 4
Papacy of Sixtus IV 2

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century pope ⓘ
Pope ⓘ
human ⓘ
appointedRelative Girolamo Riario ⓘ
Giuliano della Rovere ⓘ
Pietro Riario ⓘ
birthDate 1414-07-21 ⓘ
birthName Francesco della Rovere ⓘ
birthPlace Celle Ligure ⓘ
Republic of Genoa ⓘ
burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ
canonizedSaint Bonaventure ⓘ
commissioned decoration of the Sistine Chapel by Renaissance painters ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Genoa ⓘ
createdCardinalBy Pope Paul II ⓘ
dateOfPapalElection 1471-08-09 ⓘ
deathDate 1484-08-12 ⓘ
deathPlace Rome ⓘ
educatedAt University of Bologna ⓘ
University of Pavia ⓘ
endTime 1484-08-12 ⓘ
era Renaissance ⓘ
surface form: Italian Renaissance
familyName House of della Rovere ⓘ
surface form: della Rovere
founded Vatican Apostolic Archive ⓘ
surface form: Vatican Archives building project
givenName Francesco ⓘ
involvedIn Pazzi Conspiracy ⓘ
issuedDocument papal bull Aeterni regis ⓘ
papal bull Cum nimis absurdum ⓘ
papal bull Exigit sincerae devotionis affectus ⓘ
papal bull Grave nimis ⓘ
knownFor extensive patronage of Renaissance art and architecture ⓘ
nepotism in favor of the della Rovere family ⓘ
political involvement in Italian city-state conflicts ⓘ
role in the Pazzi Conspiracy against the Medici in Florence ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Italian ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
memberOf Franciscan Order ⓘ
surface form: Order of Friars Minor
notableWork foundation of the Sistine Chapel ⓘ
occupation Catholic priest ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
ordinalInOffice fourth Pope named Sixtus ⓘ
papalName Pope Sixtus IV self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sixtus IV
patronage Cosimo Rosselli ⓘ
Domenico Ghirlandaio ⓘ
Perugino ⓘ
surface form: Pietro Perugino

Sandro Botticelli ⓘ
construction of the Sistine Chapel ⓘ
rebuilding of the Ponte Sisto in Rome ⓘ
restoration of the Vatican Apostolic Library ⓘ
urban renewal of Rome ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Rome ⓘ
Pope ⓘ
Sovereign of the Papal States ⓘ
predecessor Pope Paul II ⓘ
reformed Franciscan Order statutes ⓘ
relative Pope Julius II ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
religiousOrder Franciscan Order ⓘ
surface form: Franciscan
startTime 1471-08-09 ⓘ
strengthened Vatican Library ⓘ
successor Pope Innocent VIII ⓘ
supported establishment of the Spanish Inquisition ⓘ
uncleOf Pope Julius II ⓘ

Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish Inquisition → authorizedBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Pope Leo X → madeCardinalBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pope Innocent VIII
Pope Julius II → appointedCardinalBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
House of della Rovere → producedPope → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Ponte Sisto → namedAfter → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Ponte Sisto → inauguratedBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Pope Sixtus IV → papalName → Pope Sixtus IV self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sixtus IV
papal bull Exigit sincerae devotionis affectus → author → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
subject surface form: Exigit sincerae devotionis affectus
papal bull Exigit sincerae devotionis affectus → issuedBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
subject surface form: Exigit sincerae devotionis affectus
papal bull Exigit sincerae devotionis affectus → signedBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
subject surface form: Exigit sincerae devotionis affectus
Sovereign of the Papal States → officeHolder → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Renaissance papacy → notablePope → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Sistine Chapel → namedAfter → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Sistine Chapel → builtBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Ferdinand I of Naples → ally → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Perugino → employer → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sixtus IV
Bonaventure → canonizedBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Capitoline Museums → foundedBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
William Elphinstone → appointedBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Sophia Palaiologina → broughtToCourtBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Sophia Palaiologina → marriageArrangedBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
San Diego de Alcalá → beatifiedBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Pope Innocent VIII → predecessor → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Pope Innocent VIII → appointedCardinalBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Porta del Popolo → associatedWith → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Palazzo della Cancelleria → associatedWith → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Pazzi Conspiracy → hasExternalSupporter → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Andreas Palaiologos → patron → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Giuliano della Rovere → uncle → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Giuliano della Rovere → appointedCardinalBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Francesco della Rovere → papalName → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sixtus IV
Francesco della Rovere → alsoKnownAs → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Cosimo Rosselli → employer → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Pope Paul II → successor → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
papal bull Aeterni regis → issuedBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
subject surface form: Aeterni regis
papal bull Aeterni regis → papacyOfIssuer → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
subject surface form: Aeterni regis
this entity surface form: Papacy of Sixtus IV
papal bull Grave nimis → author → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
subject surface form: Grave nimis
papal bull Grave nimis → issuedBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
subject surface form: Grave nimis
papal bull Grave nimis → papacyOfIssuer → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
subject surface form: Grave nimis
this entity surface form: Papacy of Sixtus IV
Pietro Riario → uncle → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sixtus IV
Pietro Riario → appointedBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Celle Ligure → hasBirthplaceOf → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Girolamo Riario → uncle → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
Girolamo Riario → closeConnection → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: papacy of Sixtus IV
St. Bonaventure → canonizedBy → Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ