Who were Pope Leo X's family?

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Giovanni de Medici, who became Pope Leo X in 1513, was an immensely wealthy member of the Medici family that had effectively ruled Florence for generations. He was the son of Lorenzo "The Magnificent" de Medici, and the great-grandson of Cosimo de Medici. His older brother Piero "The Unfortunate" died in exile at a relatively young age. To become pope, Giovanni gave up the lordship of Florence, but ensured that the rule passed to another member of the Medici family.

Having made his cousin, Giulio, a cardinal, he arranged his appointment to the lucrative post of vice-chancellor. He married his brother Guiliano to a French princess and made over to him the entire income of Parma, Piacenza and Modena, which had recently been incorporated into the Papal States. In 1517 he led a costly war that succeeded in securing his nephew, Lorenzo, as duke of Urbino, at considerable cost to the papal finances.