RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Leo XI

1535 - 1605

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Pope Leo XI (Italian: Leone XI; 2 June 1535 – 27 April 1605), born Alessandro di Ottaviano de' Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1 April 1605 to his death, on 27 April 1605. His pontificate is one of the briefest in history, having lasted under a month. He was from the prominent House of Medici originating from Florence. Medici's mother opposed his entering the priesthood and sought to prevent it by having him given secular honours, but after her death he eventually was ordained a priest in 1567. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Leo XI is the 54th most popular religious figure (up from 137th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Italy (up from 157th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Leo X is most famous for his excommunication of Martin Luther, the founder of Protestantism.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Leo XI ranks 54 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Clement VII, Jonah, Queen of Sheba, Pope Gregory XVI, Pope Julius II, and Pope Gregory XIII. After him are Pope Pius VII, Saint Barbara, Pope Leo X, Pope Leo XII, John the Apostle, and Matthias the Apostle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1535, Pope Leo XI ranks 1. After him are Pope Gregory XIV, Sofonisba Anguissola, Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal, William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Federico Barocci, Alessandro Allori, Giambattista della Porta, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Luis de Molina, Martin Frobisher, and Sayri Túpac. Among people deceased in 1605, Pope Leo XI ranks 2. Before him is Akbar. After him are Pope Clement VIII, Boris Godunov, Handan Sultan, John Davis, Feodor II of Russia, Jean Nicot, Ulisse Aldrovandi, Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Theodore Beza, and Naresuan.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Leo XI ranks 64 out of 5,161. Before him are Maria Montessori (1870), Pontius Pilate (-12), Pope Julius II (1443), Parmenides (-501), Pope Gregory XIII (1502), and Niccolò Paganini (1782). After him are Pope Pius VII (1742), Evangelista Torricelli (1608), Pope Leo X (1475), Silvio Berlusconi (1936), Pope Leo XII (1760), and Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Leo XI ranks 17. Before him are Pope Benedict XV (1854), Pope Urban VII (1521), Pope Clement VII (1478), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Pope Julius II (1443), and Pope Gregory XIII (1502). After him are Pope Pius VII (1742), Pope Leo X (1475), Pope Leo XII (1760), Saint Lucy (283), Pope Pius VIII (1761), and Pope Urban VIII (1568).

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