Pope Leo X
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Pope Leo X
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Pope Leo X was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1513 to his death, in December 1521. Born into the prominent political and banking Medici family of Florence, Giovanni was the second son of Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of the Florentine Republic, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1489. Following the death of Pope Julius II, Giovanni was elected pope after securing the backing of the younger members of the College of Cardinals. Early on in his rule he oversa
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Head of the Catholic Church from 1513 to 1521
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_X
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2002-02-05T13:23:02Z
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2024-08-30T02:57:43Z
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