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Sixtus IV.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Born near Savona, the son of a fisherman; became general of the Franciscans; succeeded Paul II. as Pope; was notorious for his nepotism; abetted Pazzi in his conspiracy against the Medici at Florence, but was a good administrator, and a man of liberal views; b . 1414.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Sixtus IV.'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/sixtus-iv.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.