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PopeLeo X
Bishop of Rome

Detail from Raphael's Portrait of Leo X

ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began9 March 1513
Papacy ended1 December 1521
PredecessorJulius II
SuccessorAdrian VI
Orders
Ordination15 March 1513
Consecration17 March 1513
by Raffaele Sansone Riario
Created Cardinal
  • 9 March 1489 (in pectore)
  • 26 March 1492 (revealed)
Personal details
Birth nameGiovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Born11 December 1475
Florence, Republic of Florence
Died1 December 1521(1521-12-01) (aged 45)
Rome, Papal States
BuriedSanta Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
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  • Apostolic Administrator of Pesaro (1503–1504)
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