# Pope Sixtus IV - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-sixtus-iv
Pontificate: 9 August 1471 – 12 August 1484
Number in the papal list: 212
Born-Died: 1414 - 1484
Papal era: Renaissance Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Sixtus_IV

Citizen of the Republic of Genoa. Member of the Franciscan Order.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Paul II](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-paul-ii)
- Next in list: [Pope Innocent VIII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-innocent-viii)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1478 - [Spanish Inquisition](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1478-spanish-inquisition)