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Pope Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pope Leo X (Latin: Leo Decimus; 11 December 1475 – 1 December 1521), born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 218th Pope from 1513 to his death in 1521.[1]
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Papacy began | 9 March 1513 |
Papacy ended | 1 December 1521 |
Predecessor | Pope Julius II |
Successor | Pope Adrian VI |
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Birth name | Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici |
Born | (1475-12-11)11 December 1475 Florence |
Died | 1 December 1521(1521-12-01) (aged 45) Rome |
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