RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Leo XI

1535 - 1605

Pope Leo XI

Pope Leo XI (2 June 1535 – 27 April 1605), born Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1 to 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Leo XI has received more than 272,060 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Pope Leo XI is the 154th most popular religious figure (down from 138th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Italy (down from 154th in 2019) and the 59th 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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270k
Page Views (PV)
80.25
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
74
Languages Editions (L)
10.90
Effective Languages (L*)
3.15
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Leo XI ranks 154 out of 2,272. Before him are Pope Nicholas V, Rita of Cascia, Pope Clement XI, Pope Clement XIV, Mani, and Pope Urban V. After him are Pope Urban VI, Pope Julius III, Pope Innocent XI, Ānanda, Joseph of Arimathea, and Joachim.

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HPI: 80.40
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1381 - 1457
HPI: 80.38
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Pope Clement XI
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HPI: 80.34
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Mani
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HPI: 80.32
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Pope Urban V
1310 - 1370
HPI: 80.27
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Pope Leo XI
1535 - 1605
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 154
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HPI: 80.24
Rank: 155
Pope Julius III
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HPI: 80.23
Rank: 156
Pope Innocent XI
1611 - 1689
HPI: 80.23
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Ānanda
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 80.22
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Joseph of Arimathea
100 - 96
HPI: 80.22
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Joachim
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 80.21
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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, Giambattista della Porta, Federico Barocci, Alessandro Allori, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Martin Frobisher, Luis de Molina, William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Catherine Stenbock. Among people deceased in 1605, Pope Leo XI ranks 3. Before him are Akbar and Pope Clement VIII. After him are Boris Godunov, Handan Sultan, Feodor II of Russia, Jean Nicot, John Davis, Theodore Beza, Ulisse Aldrovandi, Naresuan, and Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar.

Others Born in 1535

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Pope Leo XI
1535 - 1605
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 1
Pope Gregory XIV
1535 - 1591
HPI: 79.78
Rank: 2
Sofonisba Anguissola
1535 - 1625
HPI: 76.66
Rank: 3
Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal
1535 - 1573
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 4
Giambattista della Porta
1535 - 1615
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 5
Federico Barocci
1535 - 1612
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 6
Alessandro Allori
1535 - 1607
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 7
Shimazu Yoshihiro
1535 - 1619
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 8
Martin Frobisher
1535 - 1594
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 9
Luis de Molina
1535 - 1600
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 10
William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1535 - 1592
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 11
Catherine Stenbock
1535 - 1621
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 12