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Giovanni DeMedici the Cardinal deacon of St Maria in Dominica
Historical person
Leo X Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Leo X, based on 14 World History Database records associated with Italy.
14 records1513–152112 events3 places
Chronological biography
1513
1515
Peace1515
Makes peace with Francis of France
1516
Declaration of War1516
Calls for Christendom to fight a Holy War against the Turks under Soleiman
Concordat18 August 1516
Signs the Concordat of Bologna which regulates the French Church
1519
Trial1519
Luther is summoned to Rome on a charge of heresy for implying the Pope is fallible
1520
Lutheran Church1520
The Pope bans Luthers works. Luthers books are publicly burned in Louvain by the Papal Nuncio Aleander
Papal Nuncio1520
Luthers books are publicly burned in Louvain by the Papal Nuncio Aleander
Lutheran ChurchJune 1520
The Pope bans Luthers works
95 Theses15 June 1520
Condemns Martin Luthers 95 theses as "heretical & scandalous"
Reformation, The15 June 1520
Condemns Martin Luthers 95 theses as "heretical & scandalous"
Excommunication22 September 1520
Luther is excommunicated by the Pope
1521
Excommunication1521
Excommunicates Martin Luther
Honours11 November 1521
Pope Leo X confers the title "Fidei Defensor" on Henry VIII
Death of Leo XDecember 1521
Death of Leo X
Titles and roles
Pope
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.