Pope Leo XI

Leo XI
Papacy began1 April 1605
Papacy ended27 April 1605
PredecessorPope Clement VIII
SuccessorPope Paul V
Personal details
Birth nameAlessandro Ottaviano de' Medici
Born(1535-06-02)2 June 1535
Florence
Died27 April 1605(1605-04-27) (aged 69)
Rome, Papal States
Other popes named Leo

Pope Leo XI (Latin: Leo Undecimus; 2 June 1535 – 27 April 1605), born Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 233rd Pope for only 26 days in April 1605.[1]

  1. "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-8.

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