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Pope Innocent VIII

Type Figure Region Rome Time c. 1432–1492 Also known as Pope Innocent VIII、Giovanni Battista Cibo、乔瓦尼·巴蒂斯塔·奇博

Pope Innocent VIII (c. 1432–1492), born Giovanni Battista Cibo, was elected pope in 1484 after Sixtus IV.…

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  1. c. 1432–1484Genoa · LiguriaCibo was born in Genoa, later entered the Church and rose through its ranks, becoming cardinal in 1473. In the 1480s he built up connections within the papal court, laying the groundwork for the 1484 papal election.
  2. 1484–1492Rome · LazioAfter being elected pope in 1484, Innocent VIII approved the suppression of witches in Germany, allied with the Spanish Catholic Monarchs, and consolidated family interests through his children's marriages. Papal finances were heavily criticized for the indiscriminate granting of offices and sale of offices.
  3. 1484–1490Vatican · LazioBetween 1484 and 1490 Innocent VIII issued the bull Summis desiderantes affecting the investigation of witches, supported Spain's reconquest of Granada, intervened in the Neapolitan succession dispute, and maintained a complex diplomatic balance with the Italian states.

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