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Innocent VIII

Type Figure Region Italy Time 1432–1492 Also known as 乔凡尼·巴蒂斯塔·奇博、Giovanni Battista Cibo、Pope Innocent VIII

Innocent VIII, born Giovanni Battista Cibo, served as Roman pope from 1484 to 1492.…

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  1. 1432–1484Genoa · LiguriaCibo came from the Genoese nobility, rose through the church hierarchy as bishop and cardinal, and was closely tied to the della Rovere family; in 1484 he became Pope Innocent VIII through a papal election.
  2. 1484–1492Rome · Papal StatesHe strengthened papal influence over Italian states such as Naples and Milan, approved Torquemada's establishment of the Inquisition in Spain in 1484, and issued a decree against witchcraft in 1488; in his later years papal finances were strained and family politics grew more pronounced.
  3. 1491–1492Vatican · Papal StatesFrom 1491 to 1492, internal Curia struggles over the succession intensified, with fierce competition among cardinals such as Rodrigo Borgia and Giuliano della Rovere; Innocent VIII died in the summer of 1492, and that same year Borgia was elected as Alexander VI.

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