RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Leo X

1475 - 1521

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Pope Leo X (Italian: Leone X; born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, 11 December 1475 – 1 December 1521) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1513 to his death, in December 1521. Born into the prominent political and banking Medici family of Florence, Giovanni was the second son of Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of the Florentine Republic, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1489. Following the death of Pope Julius II, Giovanni was elected pope after securing the backing of the younger members of the College of Cardinals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Leo X has received more than 3,082,579 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Pope Leo X is the 86th most popular religious figure (down from 75th in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Italy (down from 87th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Leo X is most famous for his lavish lifestyle and spending.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 77.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 78

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Leo X ranks 86 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Sylvester I, Pope Benedict XV, Girolamo Savonarola, Pope Sixtus IV, Pope Paul VI, and Thomas the Apostle. After him are Hagar, Ezekiel, Pope Pius III, Pope Gregory VII, Maimonides, and Salome.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1475, Pope Leo X ranks 2. Before him is Michelangelo. After him are Cesare Borgia, Paolo Uccello, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Diego de Almagro, Sebastiano Serlio, Bernardino Luini, Beatrice d'Este, Afonso, Prince of Portugal, Luis Ramírez de Lucena, and Maximus the Greek. Among people deceased in 1521, Pope Leo X ranks 2. Before him is Ferdinand Magellan. After him are Manuel I of Portugal, Josquin des Prez, Juan Ponce de León, Zhengde Emperor, Sebastian Brant, Christina of Saxony, Leonardo Loredan, Francisco Serrão, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, and Raffaele Riario.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Leo X ranks 98 out of 5,161. Before him are Girolamo Savonarola (1452), Pope Sixtus IV (1414), Antonio Stradivari (1644), Pope Paul VI (1897), Toto Cutugno (1943), and Bud Spencer (1929). After him are Amedeo Modigliani (1884), Domitian (51), Pope Pius III (1439), Pope Gregory VII (1020), Tintoretto (1518), and Marcus Licinius Crassus (-115).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Leo X ranks 22. Before him are Pope Gregory XIII (1502), Pope Sylvester I (300), Pope Benedict XV (1854), Girolamo Savonarola (1452), Pope Sixtus IV (1414), and Pope Paul VI (1897). After him are Pope Pius III (1439), Pope Gregory VII (1020), Pope Pius X (1835), Pope Paul III (1468), Pope Innocent III (1160), and Pope Urban VIII (1568).

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