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3.  AKA Giulio de Medici  Born: 26-May-1478 Birthplace: Florence, Italy Died: 25-Sep-1534 Location of death: Rome, Italy Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Buried, Santa Maria Sopra Minerva Church, Rome, Italy  Gender: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: White Occupation: Religion  Nationality: Italy Executive summary: Roman Catholic Pope, 1523-34

4.  At Leo X's death in 1521, Cardinal Medici was considered especially palpable in the protracted conclave.  Although he is unable to gain the Papacy for himself, he still took a leading part in determining the unexpected election of the short-lived Pope Adrian VI with whom he also wielded formidable influence.  Following Adrian VI's death on 14 September 1523, Medici finally succeeded in being elected Pope Clement VII in the next conclave (19 November 1523).  He brought to the papal throne a high reputation for political ability and possessed in fact all the accomplishments of a wily diplomat. However, he was considered worldly and indifferent to the perceived dangers of the Protestant Reformation by the people of the papacy.

5.  During his half-year imprisonment in 1527, Clement VII grew a full beard as a sign of mourning for the sack of Rome. sack of Rome  This was a violation of Catholic canon law, which required priests to be clean-shaven; however, it had the precedent of the beard which Pope Julius II had worn for nine months in 1511–12 as a similar sign of mourning for the loss of the papal city of Bologna.Pope Julius IIBologna