Timeline August 1484

Events in August 1484 3

• 1414 – 1484 Pope Sixtus IV (1414-1484) Died 12 August 1484, aged 70 Francesco della Rovere served as pope from 1471 until his death, commissioning the Sistine Chapel that bears his name. His pontificate was marked by nepotism, Italian power politics, and conflict with Florence during the Pazzi conspiracy. He died in Rome on 12 August 1484.
• 1484 Treaty of Bagnolo ends the War of Ferrara Venice and its opponents conclude the conflict over Ferrara The treaty, signed at Bagnolo, ended the two-year War of Ferrara fought between Venice and a coalition including Ferrara, Naples, Milan, and the Papacy. Venice gained the Polesine region but was forced to abandon further claims on Ferrara. The settlement reshaped the balance of power among the Italian states.
• 1484 Election of Pope Innocent VIII Giovanni Battista Cybo chosen to succeed Sixtus IV Following the death of Sixtus IV, the College of Cardinals elected Genoese cardinal Giovanni Battista Cybo as pope on 29 August 1484. He took the name Innocent VIII and later authorized the papal bull against witchcraft that preceded the Malleus Maleficarum. His pontificate continued the political entanglements of the Italian Renaissance papacy.