LEO XI


Meaning of LEO XI in English

original name Alessandro Ottaviano De' Medici born June 2, 1535, Florence died April 27, 1605, Rome pope from April 127, 1605. Pope Gregory XIII made him bishop of Pistoia, Italy, in 1573, archbishop of Florence in 1574, and cardinal in 1583. Elected to succeed Clement VIII on April 1, 1605, he died within the month.

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