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Sixtus IV

noun
1.
Italian pope from 1471 to 1484 who consented to the establishment of the Spanish Inquisition and built the Sistine Chapel (1414-1484).  Synonym: Francesco della Rovere.






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... following the example set the Roman senate with Romulus. In fact the Condottieri had reason to fear none so much as their employers: if they were successful, they became dangerous, and were put out of the way like Roberto Malatesta just after the victory he had won for Sixtus IV (1482); if they failed, the vengeance of the Venetians on Carmagnola showed to what risks they were exposed (1432). It is characteristic of the moral aspect of the situation that the Condottieri had often to give their wives and children ...
— The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy • Jacob Burckhardt



Words linked to "Sixtus IV" :   Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pope, pontiff



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