Election of Pope Nicholas IV

Timeline

1. 1287–1288Rome · RomeAfter Honorius IV died in April 1287, the cardinals endured a long election due to factional divisions, reaching a compromise only in early 1288.
2. 1288Rome · RomeGerardo Caetani was elected pope, taking the name Nicholas IV; as the first Franciscan pope, he symbolized the mendicant tradition entering the highest level of the Curia.
3. 1288Rome · RomeNicholas IV was crowned in the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran and immediately set about adjusting Curial personnel, preparing a crusade, and planning reforms of the curial administrative system.