Born as: Giovanni de’ Medici (Florence, 1475) A member of the wealthy Medici family, Pope Leo X spent lavishly on Renaissance art and drove the church into financial ruin. To refill church funds ...

(Martin Luther) When an obscure monk named Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses - 95 stinging rebukes - attacking the mighty Catholic Church, and its head, Pope Leo X to the door of Wittenberg Cathedral ...

In 1513, Giovanni de’ Medici was proclaimed pope, succeeding Julius II; he took the name Leo X. In 1861, delegates from seven states adopted the Constitution of the Confederate States of America.