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Events on Wednesday 27 April 1605 1
1535 – 1605Pope Leo XI (1535-1605)Died 27 April 1605, aged 69Born Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, Leo XI was elected pope on 1 April 1605 but died just 27 days later, giving him one of the shortest papacies in history. His brief reign came amid a year that saw the Catholic Church elect three different popes.