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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. Early on in his rule he oversaw the closing sessions of the Fifth Council of the Lateran, but struggled to implement the reforms agreed. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Leo X has received more than 2,896,122 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Pope Leo X is the 78th most popular religious figure (up from 89th in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Italy (up from 107th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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

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  • 77.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 75

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Leo X ranks 78 out of 2,238Before him are Pope Urban II, Pope Julius II, Pope Gregory VII, Pope Pius IX, Pope Paul VI, and Ruhollah Khomeini. After him are Girolamo Savonarola, Ezekiel, Mark the Evangelist, Isaiah, Pope Pius X, and Hasan ibn Ali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1475, Pope Leo X ranks 2Before him is Michelangelo. After him are Cesare Borgia, Paolo Uccello, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Diego de Almagro, Beatrice d'Este, Sebastiano Serlio, Bernardino Luini, Afonso, Prince of Portugal, Luis Ramírez de Lucena, and Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick. Among people deceased in 1521, Pope Leo X ranks 2Before 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, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, Francisco Serrão, and Raffaele Riario.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Leo X ranks 88 out of 4,668Before him are Titus (41), Michael Collins (1930), Antonio Salieri (1750), Giotto (1267), Filippo Brunelleschi (1377), and Pope Paul VI (1897). After him are Bud Spencer (1929), Girolamo Savonarola (1452), Brutus the Younger (-85), Tintoretto (1518), Pope Pius X (1835), and Enrico Fermi (1901).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Leo X ranks 17Before him are Pope Sylvester I (300), Pope Gregory XIII (1502), Pope Julius II (1443), Pope Gregory VII (1020), Pope Pius IX (1792), and Pope Paul VI (1897). After him are Girolamo Savonarola (1452), Pope Pius X (1835), Pope Benedict XV (1854), Pope Paul III (1468), Pope Leo XIII (1810), and Pope Innocent III (1160).