Luigi de' Rossi

Luigi de' Rossi depicted in Raphael's Portrait of Leo X (Uffizi)

Luigi de' Rossi (1474–1519) was an Italian Roman Catholic 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 cardinal priest in the consistory of 1 July 1517.[1] He received the red hat and the titular church of 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

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Miranda, Salvador. "ROSSI, Luigi de' (1474-1519)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.

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