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Pope Clement VII (May 26, 1478 – September 25, 1534), born Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici, was a cardinal from 1513 to 1523 and was pope from 1523 to 1534. [4] He was a first cousin of Leo X. Pope Pius IV (31 March 1499 – December 9, 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was pope from 1559 to 1565. However, he was only distantly related to the ...
Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici was born on 11 December 1475 in Florence, the second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent, head of the Florentine Republic, and Clarice Orsini. [2] From an early age Giovanni was destined for an ecclesiastical career.
A window which had been boarded closed for the Conclave was opened, and Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (future Pope Paul III), who was now senior Cardinal Deacon in place of Medici, announced the election of Medici by his chosen papal name, Leo X. [23] Since Medici had only been ordained a deacon, it was necessary for him to be ordained a priest ...
Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici (1421–1463), Italian banker; Giovanni il Popolano (Giovanni de' Medici, 1467–1498), Italian nobleman; Pope Leo X (Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, 1475–1521), Head of the Catholic Church from 1513 to 1521; Pope Pius IV (Giovanni Angelo Medici, 1499–1565), Head of the Catholic Church from 1559 to 1565
Giulio Cardinal de' Medici, left; with his cousin Pope Leo X, center; and Luigi Cardinal de' Rossi, right; by Raphael, 1519. Giulio de' Medici appeared on the world stage in March 1513, at the age of 35, [2] when his cousin Giovanni de' Medici was elected Pope, taking the name Leo X. Pope Leo X reigned until his death on 1 December 1521.
Pope Paul III appointed Medici Archbishop of Ragusa, and sent him on diplomatic missions to the Holy Roman Empire and Hungary. He presided over the final session of the Council of Trent. His nephew, Cardinal Charles Borromeo, was a close adviser. As pope, Pius IV initiated a number of building projects in Rome, including one to improve the ...
Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici was the eldest son of Lorenzo de' Medici (Lorenzo the Magnificent) and Clarice Orsini.He was raised alongside his younger brother Giovanni, who would go on to become Pope Leo X, and his cousin Giulio, who would later become Pope Clement VII.
Giulio de' Medici (1478–1534) Pope Clement VII: Averardo de' Medici (1488–1495) Ginevra de' Medici m. Giovanni degli Albizzi: Ippolito de' Medici (1511–1535) Cardinal) Pierfrancesco de' Medici (the Younger) (1487–1525) m. Maria Soderini: Laudomia de' Medici m. Francesco Salviati: Vincenzo de' Medici: Lorenzo de' Medici: Giovanni ...