Grand Inquisitor

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The Grand Inquisitor was the highest-ranking official of the Spanish Inquisition, overseeing its operations and directing the prosecution of heresy across the kingdom.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office ⓘ
position of authority ⓘ
religious office ⓘ
abolishedBy Spanish liberal governments in the 19th century ⓘ
abolishedInPractice early 19th century ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ
Castile ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Castile

Spanish monarchy ⓘ
appointedBy Spanish monarch ⓘ
Pope ⓘ
surface form: the Pope
associatedWith censorship of books ⓘ
persecution of alleged heretics ⓘ
persecution of conversos ⓘ
religious repression in Spain ⓘ
authorityOver inquisitorial tribunals ⓘ
local inquisitors ⓘ
confirmedBy Pope ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
duty approve sentences in major heresy cases ⓘ
coordinate inquisitorial policy across the kingdom ⓘ
direct prosecution of heresy ⓘ
issue instructions on inquisitorial procedure ⓘ
oversee operations of the Spanish Inquisition ⓘ
supervise regional inquisitors ⓘ
hasRole chief inquisitor ⓘ
head of the Spanish Inquisition ⓘ
supreme judge in matters of heresy ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early Modern period ⓘ
late 15th century to early 19th century ⓘ
memberOf Supreme Council of the Inquisition ⓘ
surface form: Council of the Supreme and General Inquisition
nominatedBy King of Spain ⓘ
notableOfficeHolder Diego de Deza ⓘ
Fernando de Valdés ⓘ
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros ⓘ
Gaspar de Quiroga ⓘ
Juan de Mariana (as consultor, not Grand Inquisitor) – note: check historically ⓘ
Tomás de Torquemada ⓘ
officeCreatedFor centralizing control of inquisitorial activity ⓘ
combating heresy ⓘ
enforcing religious orthodoxy ⓘ
partOf Spanish Inquisition ⓘ
positionHeldIn Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition ⓘ
surface form: Holy Office of the Inquisition
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
religiousOrder Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
seatOfOffice Madrid ⓘ
earlier: Seville ⓘ
subordinateTo Pope in matters of faith ⓘ
Spanish crown in political matters ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

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

Spanish Inquisition → leaderTitle → Grand Inquisitor ⓘ
Spanish Inquisition → firstGrandInquisitor → Grand Inquisitor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tomás de Torquemada
Spanish Inquisition → notableGrandInquisitor → Grand Inquisitor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tomás de Torquemada
Pope Pius V → positionHeld → Grand Inquisitor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Inquisitor of the Roman Inquisition
Supreme Council of the Inquisition → headedBy → Grand Inquisitor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Inquisitor of Spain
Supreme Council of the Inquisition → hasMember → Grand Inquisitor ⓘ
this entity surface form: inquisitor general
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros → positionHeld → Grand Inquisitor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Inquisitor of Spain
Fernando de Valdés → positionHeld → Grand Inquisitor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Inquisitor of Spain
The Brothers Karamazov → containsEpisode → Grand Inquisitor ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Grand Inquisitor
Antonio Ghislieri → positionHeld → Grand Inquisitor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Inquisitor of the Roman Inquisition
Tomás de Torquemada → positionHeld → Grand Inquisitor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Inquisitor of Spain
Gaspar de Quiroga → positionHeld → Grand Inquisitor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Inquisitor of Spain
Gaspar de Quiroga → hasTitle → Grand Inquisitor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inquisitor General
Don Carlos (play) by Friedrich Schiller → featuresCharacter → Grand Inquisitor ⓘ
subject surface form: Don Carlos
Don Carlos (opera) by Giuseppe Verdi → centralCharacter → Grand Inquisitor ⓘ
subject surface form: Don Carlos
The Inquisitor → rank → Grand Inquisitor ⓘ