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FLORENCE'S GOLDEN AGE: POPE LEO X.
Calliope
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April 1, 2001|
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CARDINAL GIOVANNI DE' MEDICI WAS ELECTED POPE ON MARCH 11, 1513. CONFORMING TO ANCIENT PRACTICE, GIOVANNI TOOK A NEW NAME: LEO X. ONE MONTH LATER, LAVISH CELEBRATIONS HERALDED HIS ELECTION AS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW, GOLDEN AGE.
The second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent, Giovanni was set on a career in the church by his father. It was part of Lorenzo's grand strategy to solidify the family's position in Florence and abroad. Despite the family's great wealth, their background as bankers and merchants prevented full entry into the ranks of the aristocracy. Having a son ...
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