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Leo X

pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
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Leo X
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Summary

Leo X was born on December 11, 1475[1], in Florence[2]. He died on December 1, 1521[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a Latin Catholic priest[5] and Catholic priest[6]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,288 views/month, #6,068 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Santa Maria sopra Minerva[8]
  • Father: Lorenzo de' Medici[9]
  • Mother: Clarice Orsini[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Papal States[11]
  • Field of work: administration and management of the church[12]
  • Position held: Pope[13], protonotary apostolic[14], abbot of Monte Cassino[15], abbot[16], cardinal-deacon[17], apostolic administrator[18], cardinal protodeacon[19]
  • Educated at: University of Pisa[20]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Family: House of Medici[23]
  • Commons category: Leo X[24]
  • Family name: Medici[25]
  • Given name: Giovanni[26], Leo[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Pope Leo X[28]
  • Work location: Rome[29], Papal States[30], Pisa[31]
  • Described at URL: https://www.arthistoricum.net/themen/portale/renaissance/lektion-viii-italien-von-1492-bis-1545-das-politische-panorama/4-leo-x-und-die-liberalitas-pontificia/[32]
  • Student of: Dimitrios Chalkokondyles[33], Filippo Decio[34]
  • Depicted by: Statue of Pope Leo X[35], Leo X meets Francis I of France[36], Michelangelo presents to Leo X the plans for San Lorenzo[37]
  • Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[38], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[40], Contemporaries of Erasmus (vol. 2)[41], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[42]
  • Participant in: 1492 papal conclave[43], September 1503 papal conclave[44], October 1503 papal conclave[45]

Why It Matters

Leo X has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Works attributed to him include Exsurge Domine[48], a papal bull[49], in Italy[50].

FAQs

Where was Leo X born?

Leo X was born in Florence[2].

Where did Leo X die?

Leo X passed away in Rome[4].

Who were Leo X's parents?

Leo X's father was Lorenzo de' Medici[9]. Leo X's mother was Clarice Orsini[10].

What did Leo X do for work?

Leo X worked as a Latin Catholic priest[5] and Catholic priest[6].

Where did Leo X go to school?

Leo X was educated at University of Pisa[20].

Related Entities

Clement VII Erasmus Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours Juan Luis Vives Lorenzo de' Medici Papal States Paul III Piero the Unfortunate Pietro Bembo Städel Museum Victoria and Albert Museum

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [23] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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