The record
Leo X was a pope from 1513 to 1521. Born on 11 December 1475 in Florence, X died on 1 December 1521 in Rome at the age of 45.
Positions held include abbot of Monte Cassino (1486–1504), abbot (1487–1495) and cardinal-deacon (1489–1513). X studied at University of Pisa.
With a Wikipedia article in 93 languages, Leo X is No. 5,403 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 11 December 1475, Florence
- Died
- 1 December 1521, Rome (aged 45)
- Country
- Papal States
- Known as
- Latin Catholic priest, Catholic priest
- Field
- Religion
- Education
- University of Pisa
- Languages
- Italian, Latin
- Wikipedia editions
- 93
Did you know
45
Lived to 45.
11 Dec
Shares a birthday with Naguib Mahfouz and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
215
One of 215 people in the Index born in Florence, with Dante Alighieri.
93
Has a Wikipedia article in 93 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 1486–1504Abbot of Monte Cassino
- 1487–1495Abbot
- 1489–1513Cardinal-deacon
- 1503–1504Apostolic administrator
- 1503–1513Cardinal protodeacon
- 1510–1513Apostolic administrator
- 1513–1521Pope
- —Protonotary apostolic
Connections
Leo X
- FatherLorenzo de' Medici
- MotherClarice Orsini
- SiblingPiero the Unfortunate
- SiblingGiuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours
- SiblingMaddalena de' Medici
- SiblingLucrezia de' Medici
- SiblingContessina de' Medici
6 have a profile here.
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