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'''Pope Sixtus IV''' (July 21, 1414 – August 12, 1484), born '''Francesco della Rovere''', was Pope from 1471 to 1484.<ref name="Wikipedia: Pope Sixtus IV">[[Wikipedia:Pope Sixtus IV|Wikipedia article on Pope Sixtus IV]]</ref> He was famed for his support of and involvement in the [[Pazzi Conspiracy]].<ref name="Wikipedia: Pope Sixtus IV"/><ref name="AC: L">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref><ref name="AC II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> He was also responsible for ushering the [[Renaissance]] era into [[Rome]].<ref name="Wikipedia: Pope Sixtus IV"/> His nephew, Giuliano della Rovere, would become [[Julius II|Pope Julius II]]. | '''Pope Sixtus IV''' (July 21, 1414 – August 12, 1484), born '''Francesco della Rovere''', was Pope from 1471 to 1484.<ref name="Wikipedia: Pope Sixtus IV">[[Wikipedia:Pope Sixtus IV|Wikipedia article on Pope Sixtus IV]]</ref> He was famed for his support of and involvement in the [[Pazzi Conspiracy]].<ref name="Wikipedia: Pope Sixtus IV"/><ref name="AC: L">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref><ref name="AC II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> He was also responsible for ushering the [[Renaissance]] era into [[Rome]].<ref name="Wikipedia: Pope Sixtus IV"/> His nephew, Giuliano della Rovere, would become [[Julius II|Pope Julius II]]. | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
Shortly after he was elected Pope in 1471, he was visited by [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]] on behalf of [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] - de facto ruler of [[Florence]]. Giovanni sought to secure the new Pope's support of the [[House of Medici|Medici]] bank, and after negotiating, was successful. | Shortly after he was elected Pope in 1471, he was visited by [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]] on behalf of [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] - de facto ruler of [[Florence]]. Giovanni sought to secure the new Pope's support of the [[House of Medici|Medici]] bank, and after negotiating, was successful. | ||
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By 1476, Sixtus was heavily influenced, though apparently wary, of [[Cardinal]] [[Rodrigo Borgia]], who was also the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. Around December 27, 1476, he was visited in the [[Vaticano district|Vatican]] by Cardinal Borgia, who requested support for the [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi family]] in their planned takeover of [[Florence]]. Due to his dislike of [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] – who he said did not share the Vatican's view – Sixtus lent his moral support to the operation, but added that he could not consent to murder, as it was not his place, and gave his military support on the condition that no one was killed.<ref name="AC: L"/> | By 1476, Sixtus was heavily influenced, though apparently wary, of [[Cardinal]] [[Rodrigo Borgia]], who was also the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. Around December 27, 1476, he was visited in the [[Vaticano district|Vatican]] by Cardinal Borgia, who requested support for the [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi family]] in their planned takeover of [[Florence]]. Due to his dislike of [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] – who he said did not share the Vatican's view – Sixtus lent his moral support to the operation, but added that he could not consent to murder, as it was not his place, and gave his military support on the condition that no one was killed.<ref name="AC: L"/> | ||
==Trivia== | == Trivia == | ||
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]'', the character of Sixtus IV is portrayed by [[Arthur Grosser]]. | *In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]'', the character of Sixtus IV is portrayed by [[Arthur Grosser]]. | ||
==Gallery== | == Gallery == | ||
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ACB Ponte Sisto.png|Ponte Sisto, built by Pope Sixtus IV between 1473 and 1479 | ACB Ponte Sisto.png|Ponte Sisto, built by Pope Sixtus IV between 1473 and 1479 | ||
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==References== | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 16:01, 6 October 2012
Pope Sixtus IV (July 21, 1414 – August 12, 1484), born Francesco della Rovere, was Pope from 1471 to 1484.[1] He was famed for his support of and involvement in the Pazzi Conspiracy.[1][2][3] He was also responsible for ushering the Renaissance era into Rome.[1] His nephew, Giuliano della Rovere, would become Pope Julius II.
History
Shortly after he was elected Pope in 1471, he was visited by Giovanni Auditore da Firenze on behalf of Lorenzo de' Medici - de facto ruler of Florence. Giovanni sought to secure the new Pope's support of the Medici bank, and after negotiating, was successful.
In around 1474, the Pope gave lordship of the city of Imola in Romagna to his nephew, Girolamo Riario, as a dowry for his marriage to Caterina Sforza; such nepotism was common at the time.
By 1476, Sixtus was heavily influenced, though apparently wary, of Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, who was also the Grand Master of the Templar Order. Around December 27, 1476, he was visited in the Vatican by Cardinal Borgia, who requested support for the Pazzi family in their planned takeover of Florence. Due to his dislike of Lorenzo de' Medici – who he said did not share the Vatican's view – Sixtus lent his moral support to the operation, but added that he could not consent to murder, as it was not his place, and gave his military support on the condition that no one was killed.[2]
Trivia
- In Assassin's Creed: Lineage, the character of Sixtus IV is portrayed by Arthur Grosser.
Gallery
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Ponte Sisto, built by Pope Sixtus IV between 1473 and 1479
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Cappella Sistina, built by Pope Sixtus IV between 1477 and 1480
