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Census • Person • Pope Leo XI
aka: Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici

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born	active	died
1535, Jun 2	1605	1605, Apr 27

the Pope for the Roman Catholic Church 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. Alessandro served as the Florentine ambassador to Pope Pius V from 1569 to 1584 and was later appointed by Pope Gregory XIII as the Bishop of Pistoia in 1573. In March 1573 after the appointment he received episcopal consecration in Rome. He was later made the Archbishop of Florence in 1574.

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	05/16/1605	-	Camillo Borghese is elected to succeed Pope Leo XI and becomes Paul V	Additional Information: Wikipedia: Pope Paul V

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