Person:Giovanni de' Medici (6)
Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
b.11 Dec 1475
d.1 Dec 1521
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Lucrezia de' Medici1470 - 1553
  2. Piero the Unfortunate _____1472 - 1503
  3. Maddalena de' Medici1473 - 1528
  4. Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici1475 - 1521
  5. Giuliano de' Medici1479 - 1516
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Name Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Religious Name Pope Leo X _____
Gender Male
Birth[1] 11 Dec 1475 House of Medici
Death[1] 1 Dec 1521
Reference Number? Q49237?


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Pope Leo X (; born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, 11 December 14751 December 1521) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1513 to his death in 1521.

Born into the prominent political and banking Medici family of Florence, Giovanni was the second son of Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of the Florentine Republic, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1489. Following the death of Pope Julius II, Giovanni was elected pope after securing the backing of the younger members of the Sacred College. Early on in his rule he oversaw the closing sessions of the Fifth Council of the Lateran, but struggled to implement the reforms agreed. In 1517 he led a costly war that succeeded in securing his nephew as Duke of Urbino, but reduced papal finances.

In Protestant circles, Leo is associated with granting indulgences for those who donated to reconstruct St. Peter's Basilica, a practice that was soon challenged by Martin Luther's 95 Theses. Leo rejected the Protestant Reformation, and his Papal bull of 1520, Exsurge Domine, condemned Martin Luther's condemnatory stance, rendering ongoing communication difficult.

He borrowed and spent money without circumspection and was a significant patron of the arts. Under his reign, progress was made on the rebuilding of St. Peter's Basilica and artists such as Raphael decorated the Vatican rooms. Leo also reorganised the Roman University, and promoted the study of literature, poetry and antiquities. He died in 1521 and is buried in 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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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pope Leo X, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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