Renaissance Popes, LEO X (1513-1521)

Julius II, the warrior pope, was succeeded on the pontifical throne by Leo X. Born at Florence, Dec. II, 1475, he was a scion of the famous house of de' Medici, his father being Lorenzo de' Medici, and Leo, whose original name was Giovanni, his second son. He was one of the few popes, the splendor of the family to which he belonged corresponded somewhat with that of the pontifical dignity. Julius II, the warrior pope, was succeeded on the pontifical throne by Leo X. Born at Florence, Dec. II,...