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Leo X
Pope Leo X, contemporary medallion; in the coin collection of the Vatican Library.
Pope Leo X, born Giovanni deā Medici, was the second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent, the prominent Florentine statesman and patron of the arts.12
As a member of the influential Medici family, Giovanni was raised in his father's court, where he received an elite education from tutors such as the philosopher Pico della Mirandola. Following his father's death in 1492, Giovanni continued to play a central role in the family's political legacy, eventually becoming one of four popes provided by the Medici line to the Roman Catholic Church.132