Pope Innocent IX, born Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 October to 30 December 1591.
Portrait engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1591
Medal of Innocent IX (1591).
Engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1591
Tomb of Innocent IX in the Vatican Grottoes.
Pope Gregory XIV, born Niccolò Sfondrato or Sfondrati, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 December 1590 to his death, in October 1591.
Portrait by Philip Galle, c. 1591