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Leopoldo de' Medici
Italian cardinal, scholar, patron of the arts and Governor of Siena (1617-1675)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 6 November 1617, 1617
- Died
- 10 November 1675, 1675
- Place of birth
- Palazzo Pitti, Florence
- Place of death
- Florence
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Leopoldo
- Family name
- Medici
- Father
- Cosimo II de' Medici
- Sibling
- Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria, Maria Cristina de' Medici, Margherita de' Medici, Gian Carlo de' Medici, Ferdinando II de' Medici, Mattias de' Medici, Francesco de' Medici
- Field of work
- Catholic Church, ecclesiastical hierarchy, art collection, art patronage, science policy
- Occupation
- Catholic priest, patron of the arts, art collector
- Position held
- cardinal, Governor of Siena
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- family
- House of Medici
- member of
- Accademia della Crusca
- name in native language
- Leopoldus Medices, Leopoldo de' Medici
- participant in
- 1669–70 papal conclave
- place of burial
- Basilica of San Lorenzo
- social classification
- noble
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