# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/pope-sixtus-v
# Generated: 2026-09-01T04:30:00.754Z

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name: "Pope Sixtus V"
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description: "He cleaned up Rome with an iron fist, tore down ancient monuments to rebuild the eternal city in his image, and wasn't shy about excommunicating monarchs who got in his way."
tagline: "Pope of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590"
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deathDate: "1590-08-27"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born Felice Piergentile in December 1521, he joined the Franciscans as a young man and rose through talent — sharp as a scholar, compelling as a preacher. Pius V saw something in him and made him a cardinal; he was known then as Cardinal Montalto. When he became pope in April 1585, he moved fast: stamped out corruption and crime across Rome, then launched a massive rebuilding program that razed antiquities to make way for his vision of the city. The costs ran high — heavy taxes brought widespread suffering — and his foreign ambitions matched the scale. He excommunicated Henry IV of France and renewed the sentence against Elizabeth I of England, staking the Counter-Reformation's claim with uncompromising force. He died in August 1590, five years into a papacy that left Rome transformed and his name the last Sixtus the office has seen.