Pope Leo X Medici
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Giovanni di Lorenzo Medici (1475 - 1521)

Giovanni di Lorenzo (Pope Leo X) Medici aka de' Medici
Born in Florence, Italymap
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Died at age 45 in Rome, Papal Statesmap
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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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  • Löffler, Klemens (1910). "Pope Leo X" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  • "Leo X". Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Vol. 13. C. Knight. 1839. pp. 426–428 HathiTrust




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