# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/pope-nicholas-iv
# Generated: 2026-09-02T00:26:55.030Z

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name: "Pope Nicholas IV"
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description: "The first Franciscan friar to reach the papacy, breaking centuries of tradition that had kept mendicant orders out of the highest seat in Christendom."
tagline: "Pope of the Catholic Church from 1288 to 1292 (1227–1292)"
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deathDate: "1292-04-04"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born Girolamo Masci on 30 September 1227, he rose through the Franciscan order at a time when friars were still relative outsiders to papal power. On 22 February 1288, he became head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States, shattering the precedent that had barred his order from the throne. His reign lasted just over four years. He died on 4 April 1292, having opened a door that would remain ajar for centuries.