Sixtus IV Elected Pope
1471
The Franciscan theologian Francesco della Rovere was elected pope, taking the name Sixtus IV. He would rebuild Rome, commission the Sistine Chapel that bore his name, elevate half a dozen of his nephews to the cardinalate, and quietly orchestrate the Pazzi Conspiracy against the Medici. The Renaissance papacy had found its template.
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Era
Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.
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