Person
Sixtus IV
Pope from 1471 to 1484, whose bull of 1478 let the Spanish crown name inquisitors.
- Dates
- 1414–1484
- Also known as
- Pope Sixtus IV
- Wikidata
- Q163514
- Life 1414–1484
- head of Catholic Church (Pope) 1471–1484
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head of
- Catholic Church 1471–1484 Pope Scholarship & press 1
involved in
- Establishment of the Spanish Inquisition, 1478 issued the bull; in 1482 wrote to the monarchs of his dissatisfaction Scholarship & press 12
Timeline 2 dates
- 1414–1484 Sixtus IV
- 1471–1484 Sixtus IV head of Catholic Church
Proof 2 sources
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Spanish Inquisition (EBSCO Research Starters), EBSCO.
Scholarship & press
Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere; 1414-1484), Roman Catholic pope, 1471-1484
It was formally initiated on November 1, 1478, by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II and Isabella I, following a papal bull that granted them the power to appoint inquisitors.
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Inquisition (The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906), The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906.
Scholarship & press
The two inquisitors at Seville were so cruel that complaints were made to Sixtus IV.
who addressed a brief (Jan. 29, 1482) to the royal couple, amending the bull of Nov. 1, 1478, and expressing his dissatisfaction.
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