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Sixtus IV
A Renaissance pope who strengthened his family’s power through nepotism and promoted major works in Rome. The Sistine Chapel bears his name; he was involved in the Italian politics of his time.
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Key details
Birth: 1414 Documented
Death: 1484 Documented
Role: Pope
Dynasty: Della Rovere · ES
Territories: Papal States (ES)
Recorded governments and reigns
Pope · Papal States · Pontificate Documented1471–1484Effective rule
Recorded relationships
Parents
Leonardo della Rovere · ESPending reviewLuchina Monleone · ESPending review
Sources for this profile
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Sixtus IV., Papst
- Treccani · Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
5 recorded claims · 2 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
1414
The authority record gives the birth as 1414. - DeathDocumented
1484
The authority record gives the death as 1484.
Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
Leonardo della Rovere
A precise source has not yet been added. - MotherPending review
Luchina Monleone
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (1/1 with a precise source)
- GovernmentDocumented
Pope · Papal States · 1471–1484
The authority record dates this office to 1471–1484.
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
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