Pope Leo X (1475–1521)
Author of Condemning the Errors of Martin Luther
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- Canonical name
- Pope Leo X
- Legal name
- Medici, Giovanni di Lorenzo de'
- Other names
- Leo X
- Birthdate
- 1475-12-11
- Date of death
- 1521-12-01
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- cleric
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Bishop of Rome (1513-1521) - Organizations
- Roman Catholic Church
- Relationships
- Medici, Lorenzo De' (father)
- Short biography
- Pope Leo X (11 December 1475 – 1 December 1521), born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, was Pope from 9 March 1513 to his death in 1521. The second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent, ruler of the Florentine Republic, he was elevated to the cardinalate in 1489; subsequently progressing to the rank of cardinal-deacon.
- Nationality
- Florence
- Birthplace
- Florence, Republic of Florence
- Places of residence
- Rome, Italy
- Place of death
- Rome, Papal States
- Burial location
- Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome, Italy
- Map Location
- Italy
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