Luigi de' Rossi
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Luigi de' Rossi (1474–1519) was an
cardinal
.
Biography
Luigi de' Rossi was born in Florence on 6 August 1474, the son of Leonetto de' Rossi and Maria de' Medici, a member of the House of Medici.[1] He was a cousin of Giovanni de' Medici, the future Pope Leo X, on his mother's side.[1] He and his cousin were educated together.[1]
Early in his career, he became a protonotary apostolic.[1]
Pope Leo X made him a
San Clemente on 6 July 1517.[1]
He died in Rome on 20 August 1519.[1] He was initially buried in St. Peter's Basilica; his remains were later transferred to Santa Felicita, Florence.[1]
References
- ^ OCLC 53276621.
