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Leo XI

pope
Also known as: Alessandro Ottaviano de’ Medici
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Original name:
Alessandro Ottaviano de’ Medici
Born:
June 2, 1535, Florence [Italy]
Died:
April 27, 1605, Rome (aged 69)

Leo XI (born June 2, 1535, Florence [Italy]—died April 27, 1605, Rome) was the pope from April 1–27, 1605. Pope Gregory XIII made him bishop of Pistoia, Italy, in 1573, archbishop of Florence in 1574, and cardinal in 1583. He was elected to succeed Clement VIII on April 1, 1605.

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