Pope Innocent IV, born Sinibaldo Fieschi, was pope from June 28, 1243, to December 7, 1254. Born in Genoa (although some sources say Manarola) in an unknown year the boy, Sinibaldo was the son of Ugo Fieschi, Count of Lavagna, and his wife Brumisan di Grillo. The Fieschi were a noble family of Liguria. Sinibaldo received his education at the universities of Parma and Bologna and, for a time, taught canon law at Bologna. He was considered on...