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He almost immediately suffered from fever and died 27 days into his papacy."],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"2 June 1535","date":"1535-06-02"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132716#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Florence","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2044"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132716#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"27 April 1605","date":"1605-04-27"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132716#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Rome","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q220"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132716#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Papal States","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170174"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132716#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"diplomat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193391"},{"text":"Catholic priest","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q250867","start":"1567-07-22"},{"text":"Catholic bishop","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q611644","start":"1573-03-09"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132716#P106"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Pope (1 April 1605 – 27 April 1605)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19546","start":"1605-04-01","end":"1605-04-27"},{"text":"Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (17 June 1602 – 1 April 1605)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103501493","start":"1602-06-17","end":"1605-04-01"},{"text":"Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (30 August 1600 – 17 June 1602)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103498067","start":"1600-08-30","end":"1602-06-17"},{"text":"Roman Catholic Archbishop of Florence (15 January 1574 – 1 April 1605)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81265164","start":"1574-01-15","end":"1605-04-01"},{"text":"Roman Catholic Bishop of Pistoia (since 9 March 1573)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115137801","start":"1573-03-09"},{"text":"ambassador","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121998"},{"text":"cardinal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45722"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132716#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XI","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132716"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Pope Leo XI born?","a":"Pope Leo XI was born on 2 June 1535 in Florence."},{"q":"What positions has Pope Leo XI held?","a":"Positions held by Pope Leo XI include: Pope (1605–1605); Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1602–1605); Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1600–1602); Roman Catholic Archbishop of Florence (1574–1605); Roman Catholic Bishop of Pistoia (since 9 March 1573)."}],"related":[{"name":"Pope Telesphorus","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-telesphorus"},{"name":"Pope Gregory XIII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-gregory-xiii"},{"name":"Pope Clement VII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-clement-vii"},{"name":"Pope Pius I","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-pius-i"},{"name":"Pope Boniface I","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-boniface-i"},{"name":"Pope Agapetus I","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-agapetus-i"},{"name":"Pope Nicholas IV","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-nicholas-iv"},{"name":"Pope Julius III","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-julius-iii"},{"name":"Pope Paul III","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-paul-iii"},{"name":"Pope Clement III","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-clement-iii"},{"name":"Pope Paul IV","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-paul-iv"},{"name":"Pope Alexander VI","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-alexander-vi"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/pope-leo-xi-ff521d3021.jpg","width":500,"height":648,"license":"Public domain","credit":"anonymous","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pope_Leo_XI_-_Portrait.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Pope Leo XI","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XI","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q132716","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132716","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Pope Leo XI - Portrait.jpg by anonymous (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pope_Leo_XI_-_Portrait.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Pope Leo XI, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Pope Leo XI - Portrait.jpg — anonymous, Public domain.","cite":"\"Pope Leo XI\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pope-leo-xi. Retrieved 4 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T06:43:32Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-04","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-leo-xi","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-leo-xi","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-leo-xi?lang=ne"}}