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Leo X (), who was pope from to , was a lavish patron of the arts and an international political manipulator. |
| Pope leo x |
Pope Leo X (Italian: Leone X; born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, 11 December – 1 December ) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March to his death, in December Born into the prominent political and banking Medici family of Florence, Giovanni was the second See more. |
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Leo X (), who was pope from to , was a lavish patron of the arts and an international political manipulator. |
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Born at Florence, 11 December, ; died at Rome, 1 December, , was the second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent () and Clarice Orsini, and from his earliest youth was . |