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232nd Roman Pontiff
Leo XI
LEO Undecimus
Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici
231st Successor of St Peter · 1605–1605 · Italy · b. Florence, Duchy of Florence
1605
Elected
1605
Reign ended
26 days
Length
17th
Century
The Life
Subject of the Duchy of Florence. Great-nephew of Leo X. Called the "Lightning Pope" (Papa Lampo) due to his brief pontificate.
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