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Leo XI

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  1. Alessandro de'Medici, 1535–1605, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1605.


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Clement died on the 5th of March 1605, and was succeeded by Leo XI.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

Shortly afterwards it passed into the hands of the Medici family, and was greatly enlarged by Cardinal Alessandro de Medici, afterwards Leo XI.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

Turning into the left aisle,—on the right is the tomb of Leo XI.,

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

Its library was one of the most precious in Europe, but Tilly, who headed the Bavarians who entered Heidelberg in 1622, presented the greater part of it to Pope Leo XI.

From The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

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