Pope Sixtus IV

Francesco della Rovere, O.F.M. †

Deceased

Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
21 Jul 1414		Born
20 May 1464	49.8	Appointed	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor
18 Sep 1467	53.1	Elevated to Cardinal
20 Nov 1467	53.3	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
19 May 1469	54.8	Resigned	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor
9 Aug 1471	57.0	Elected	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
25 Aug 1471	57.0	Ordained Bishop	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
12 Aug 1484	70.0	Died	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

MicroData Summary for Francesco della Rovere
(VIAF: 37712552; WikiData: Q163514)
Pope Francesco della Rovere O.F.M. (born 21 Jul 1414, died 12 Aug 1484) Pope of Roma {Rome}

Consistory - 1467: Created Cardinal
Conclave - 1471: Participated; Elected Pope
Consistory - 1471: Pope
Consistory - 1473: Pope
Consistory - 1476: Pope
Consistory - 1477: Pope
Consistory - 1478: Pope
Consistory - 1480: Pope
Consistory - 1483: Pope
Consistory - 1484: Pope
Conclave - 1484: Previous Pope

Event Place
Birth Place Pecorile, Cella Ligure, Diocese of Savona
Ordained Bishop San Pietro, Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Death Place Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}

a bishop for 12.9 years
a cardinal for 3.8 years (Elected Pope)
a pope for 13.0 years

Principal Consecrator:
Guillaume Cardinal d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Guillaume Cardinal d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Eustache de Lévis † (1475)
Bishop Pierre Engelpert † (1477)
Georg Cardinal Heßler (Hessler) † (1480)
Pope Giuliano della Rovere † (1481)
Bishop Matthias Scheit (Scheidt) † (1481)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Pecorile, Cella Ligure, Diocese of Savona
Ordained Bishop	San Pietro, Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Death Place	Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 18 Sep 1467
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 205, Number 16,881
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 16, Ascendance
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 85, Number 7,012

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a bishop for 12.9 years a cardinal for 3.8 years (Elected Pope) a pope for 13.0 years	Principal Consecrator: Guillaume Cardinal d’Estouteville, O.S.B. † Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Guillaume Cardinal d’Estouteville, O.S.B. † Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)	Principal Consecrator of: Archbishop Eustache de Lévis † (1475) Bishop Pierre Engelpert † (1477) Georg Cardinal Heßler (Hessler) † (1480) Pope Giuliano della Rovere † (1481) Bishop Matthias Scheit (Scheidt) † (1481)