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Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici - He was a Medici; how about that!

Of note: On 1 April, 1605, Alessandro ascended the papal throne as Leo XI, being then seventy years of age. He took sick immediately after his coronation. During his sickness he was importuned by many members of the Curia and by a few ambassadors from foreign courts to confer the cardinalate on one of his grandnephews, whom he had himself educated and whom he loved dearly, but he had such an aversion for nepotism that he firmly refused the request. When his confessor urged him to grant it, he dismissed him and sent for another confessor to prepare him for death.

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St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

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Image size
1988x1994px 1.04 MB
Make
NIKON
Model
COOLPIX P300
Shutter Speed
1/10 second
Aperture
F/2.1
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Jun 18, 2011, 2:39:22 AM
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