Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici

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Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, later Pope Leo X, was a powerful Renaissance-era pope from the influential Medici family who played a key role in the politics and culture of early 16th-century Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance figure
human
member of the House of Medici
pope
activeIn early 16th century
alsoKnownAs Pope Leo X
appointedCardinalBy Pope Innocent VIII
associatedWith Papal States politics
Republic of Florence politics
birthDate 1475-12-11
birthPlace Florence
Republic of Florence
burialPlace Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva
commissionedWork completion of St. Peter's Basilica construction projects
decoration of the Raphael Rooms in the Vatican
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Florence
dateOfCardinalate 1489-03-23
deathDate 1521-12-01
deathPlace Papal States
Rome
education humanist education in Florence
electedPopeOn 1513-03-09
era Renaissance
familyName Medici
linked to: House of Medici
father Lorenzo de' Medici
givenName Giovanni
house Medici
linked to: House of Medici
issuedDocument papal bull Exsurge Domine
knownFor involvement in Italian Wars diplomacy
lavish papal court
patronage of the arts
role in early Protestant Reformation events
language Italian
memberOf House of Medici
mother Clarice Orsini
nobleTitle Florentine noble
notableEvent papacy during Martin Luther's 95 Theses controversy
ordinalNumberAsPope 217
papacyEnd 1521-12-01
papacyStart 1513-03-09
papalCoronationDate 1513-03-19
papalName Leo X
linked to: Pope Leo X
patronOf Michelangelo
Raphael
music and theater in Rome
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
linked to: Pope

Cardinal
Pope
predecessor Pope Julius II
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sibling Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici
linked to: Giuliano de' Medici

Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici
linked to: Piero de' Medici
successor Pope Adrian VI

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Pope Leo X birthName Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Pope Clement VII uncle Lorenzo de’ Medici
linked to: Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Cardinal-deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica hasFormerHolder Giovanni de’ Medici
linked to: Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
House of Medici member Giovanni de' Medici
linked to: Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Lorenzo de' Medici child Giovanni de' Medici
linked to: Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Clarice Orsini child Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Giovanni de' Medici name Giovanni de' Medici
subject linked to: Giovanni
linked to: Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Giovanni de' Medici birthName Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
subject linked to: Giovanni
Piero de' Medici sibling Giovanni de' Medici
linked to: Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Giulio de’ Medici relative Giovanni de’ Medici (Pope Leo X)
linked to: Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Decet Romanum Pontificem hasPopeBirthName Giovanni di Lorenzo de’ Medici
linked to: Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Lucrezia de' Medici relative Giovanni de' Medici
linked to: Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Maddalena de' Medici sibling Giovanni de' Medici
linked to: Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici