Giovanni de’Medici (1475-1521)
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Military History
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Catholic Church, Catholics, Popes, Papacy, Cardinals
- Curriculum: Italian History, Renaissance History
Article abstract: Military significance: Although the Battle of Ravenna, where Medici was the papal representative, was a victory for the invading French, it proved so costly they were forced temporarily to evacuate Italy.
Overweight and with poor eyesight, Giovanni de’ Medici was unfit for the military but because of his superior intelligence, suited for an ecclesiastical career. In 1489, through family influence and venality, at the age of fourteen, he was given the rank of cardinal.
As cardinal and later as Pope Leo X (1513-1521), Giovanni pursued...
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