List of popes from the Medici family
The Medici were a powerful and influential Florentine family from the 13th to 17th century. The family produced four popes:
- Pope Leo X (December 11, 1475 – December 1, 1521), born Giovanni de' Medici, was pope from 1513 to his death.
- Pope Clement VII (May 26, 1478 – September 25, 1534), born Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici, was a cardinal from 1513 to 1523 and was pope from 1523 to 1534.
- Pope Pius IV (March 31, 1499 – December 9, 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was pope from 1559 to 1565.
- Pope Leo XI (June 2, 1535 – April 27, 1605), born Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, was pope from April 1, 1605, to April 27 of the same year.