Pope Leo XI
Alessandro de' Medici (
1535 -
April 27,
1605), better known as
Leo XI, was chosen, under
French influence, to succeed
Clement VIII as
Pope on
April 1, 1605, but died on April 27 of the same year. His successor was
Paul V.
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