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Pape Leo X (11 December 1475 – 1 December 1521), born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, wis the heid o the Catholic Kirk frae 9 Mairch 1513 til his daith in 1521.[2] The seicont son o Lorenzo the Magnificent, ruler o the Florentine Republic, he wis promuived tae the cardinalate in 1489; subsequently promuivin tae the rank o cardinal-deacon.
| Pape Leo X | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Installed | 9 Mairch 1513 (elected) 11 Mairch 1513 (proclaimed) |
| Term endit | 1 December 1521 |
| Predecessor | Julius II |
| Successor | Adrian VI |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 17 Mairch 1513 bi Raffaele Sansone Riario |
| Creatit Cardinal | 26 Mairch 1492 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Giovanni de' Medici[1] |
| Born | 11 December 1475 Florence, Republic o Florence |
| Deed | 1 December 1521 (aged 45) Roum, Papal States |
| Ither papes named Leo | |
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