Preceded by Julius II |
217th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 9 March 1513 - 1 December 1521 |
Succeeded by Adrian VI |
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Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici (11 Dec 1475 - 01 Dec 1521)
p. Clarice Orsini and Lorenzo "The Magnificent" de' Medici
09 Mar 1513 - 01 Dec 1521: Pope Leo X
Burial: Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
He was the last pope not to have been in priestly orders at the time of his election to the papacy.
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