Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici

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Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, later Pope Leo X, was a powerful Renaissance-era pope from the influential Medici family who played a key role in the politics and culture of early 16th-century Europe.


Statements (53)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance figure
human
member of the House of Medici
pope
activeIn early 16th century
alsoKnownAs Pope Leo X
appointedCardinalBy Pope Innocent VIII
associatedWith Papal States politics
Republic of Florence politics
birthDate 1475-12-11
birthPlace Florence
Republic of Florence NERFINISHED
burialPlace Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva
commissionedWork completion of St. Peter's Basilica construction projects
decoration of the Raphael Rooms in the Vatican
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Florence NERFINISHED
dateOfCardinalate 1489-03-23
deathDate 1521-12-01
deathPlace Papal States NERFINISHED
Rome
education humanist education in Florence
electedPopeOn 1513-03-09
era Renaissance
familyName House of Medici
surface form: "Medici"
father Lorenzo de' Medici
givenName Giovanni
house House of Medici
surface form: "Medici"
issuedDocument papal bull Exsurge Domine
knownFor involvement in Italian Wars diplomacy
lavish papal court
patronage of the arts
role in early Protestant Reformation events
language Italian
memberOf House of Medici
mother Clarice Orsini
nobleTitle Florentine noble
notableEvent papacy during Martin Luther's 95 Theses controversy
ordinalNumberAsPope 217
papacyEnd 1521-12-01
papacyStart 1513-03-09
papalCoronationDate 1513-03-19
papalName Pope Leo X
surface form: "Leo X"
patronOf Michelangelo
Raphael
music and theater in Rome
positionHeld Pope
surface form: "Bishop of Rome"

Cardinal
Pope
predecessor Pope Julius II
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: "Catholic Church"
sibling Giuliano de' Medici
surface form: "Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici"

Piero de' Medici
surface form: "Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici"
successor Pope Adrian VI

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Giovanni birthName Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
subject surface form: "Giovanni de' Medici"
Pope Leo X birthName Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Clarice Orsini child Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Lorenzo de' Medici child Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
this entity surface form: "Giovanni de' Medici"
Cardinal-deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica hasFormerHolder Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
this entity surface form: "Giovanni de’ Medici"
House of Medici member Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
this entity surface form: "Giovanni de' Medici"
Giovanni name Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
subject surface form: "Giovanni de' Medici"
this entity surface form: "Giovanni de' Medici"
Pope Clement VII uncle Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
this entity surface form: "Lorenzo de’ Medici"

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