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...

cadet branch of the House of Medici. He was also the great-nephew of Pope Leo X. Ottaviano died early in his son’s life, and thereafter Alessandro was...

(847–855) Pope Leo V (903) Pope Leo VI (928) Pope Leo VII (936–939) Pope Leo VIII (964–965) Pope Leo IX (1049–1054) Pope Leo X (1513–1521) Pope Leo XI (1605)...

statesman. He had served with distinction as chief advisor to Pope Leo X (1513–1521, his cousin), Pope Adrian VI (1522–1523), and commendably as gran maestro...

The Portrait of Pope Leo X with two Cardinals, also known as Portrait of Pope Leo X with the cardinals Giulio de' Medici e Luigi de' Rossi (Italian: Ritratto...

the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile. Pope Leo X made him a cardinal in 1517 and after Leo's death he was elected pope in 1522 as a compromise candidate....

Raphael changed the painting to resemble the new pope, Leo X. Leo X appears both as cardinal and as pope. The images of Saint Peter and Saint Paul appear...

Pope Clement X (Latin: Clemens X; Italian: Clemente X; 13 July 1590 – 22 July 1676), born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, was head of the Catholic Church...

commander. In 1499, he served as ambassador from King Manuel I of Portugal to Pope Leo X, leading a luxurious embassy presenting in Rome the new conquests of Portugal...

1526 under the protection of the new Pope Clement VII, a cousin of Leo X who replaced Adrian. According to Leo, he completed his manuscript on African...

Pope Pius X (Italian: Pio X; born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto; 2 June 1835 – 20 August 1914) was head of the Catholic Church from 4 August 1903 to his death...

the family continued for decades including the Medici papacies of Pope Leo X and Pope Clement VII. Despite pauses and turbulence in the relationship between...

(1464–1471) Pope Sixtus IV (1471–1484) Pope Innocent VIII (1484–1492) Pope Alexander VI (1492–1503) Pope Pius III (1503) Pope Julius II (1503–1513) Pope Leo X (1513–1521)...

Pope Leo III (died 12 June 816) was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 26 December 795 to his death. Protected by Charlemagne from the supporters...

sexually active popes, Catholic priests who were not celibate before they became pope, and those who were legally married before becoming pope. Some candidates...

produced four popes of the Catholic Church—Pope Leo X (1513–1521), Pope Clement VII (1523–1534), Pope Pius IV (1559–1565) and Pope Leo XI (1605)—and two...

indulgences in Ninety-five Theses, which he authored in 1517. In 1520, Pope Leo X demanded that Luther renounce all of his writings, and when Luther refused...

Clement II, Pope Damasus II, Pope Leo IX, Pope Victor II, and Pope Benedict XVI) 5 from the Byzantine Empire in modern-day Syria (Pope Anicetus, Pope John V...

Pope Leo X (1513–1521), a spendthrift member of the Medici family who once spent 1/7 of his predecessors' reserves on a single ceremony.: 218  Pope Clement...

Pope Leo VI (880 – 12 February 929) was the bishop of Rome and nominal ruler of the Papal States for just over seven months, from June 928 to his death...

and serving valiantly in military combat under his third cousins, Pope Leo X and Pope Clement VII, in the War of Urbino and the War of the League of Cognac...

Pope Leo IV (790 – 17 July 855) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 10 April 847 to his death. He is remembered for repairing Roman...

the best known, and probably least accurate, is by Peter Paul Rubens. Pope Leo X is quoted as saying, "This man will never accomplish anything! He thinks...

Pope Leo XII (Italian: Leone XII), born Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiorre Girolamo Nicola della Genga (pronunciation; 2 August 1760 – 10 February...

brother Giovanni, who would go on to become Pope Leo X, and his cousin Giulio, who would later become Pope Clement VII.: 7  Piero was educated to succeed...

Urbino (1519); and eventually Pope Leo X (1521). This prompted Cardinal Giulio (then Gran Maestro of Florence, later Pope Clement VII), to relocate the...

Pope Leo XIII (Italian: Leone XIII; born Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was head of the Catholic Church from 20...

French lady-in-waiting, known as the lover of king Francis I of France and Pope Leo X. She was married to Philibert Babou. She served as lady-in-waiting to...

There were four popes who were related to the Medici. Pope Leo X (December 11, 1475 – December 1, 1521), born Giovanni de' Medici, was pope from 1513 to...

emphasize the love of God instead of his judgment. In 1513, Pope Leo X becomes the new Pope of the Church, and commissions Johann Tetzel to go throughout...