Leo XII | |
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| Bishop of Rome | |
.jpg) Leo XII in 1828 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | 28 September 1823 |
| Papacy ended | 10 February 1829 |
| Predecessor | Pius VII |
| Successor | Pius VIII |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 June 1783 by Marcantonio Colonna |
| Consecration | 24 February 1794 by Henry Benedict Stuart, Duke of York |
| Created cardinal | 8 March 1816 by Pius VII |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiorre Girolamo Nicola della Genga 2 August 1760 |
| Died | 10 February 1829 (aged 68) Rome, Papal States |
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| Other popes named Leo | |
Pope Leo XII (Italian: Leone XII), born Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiorre Girolamo Nicola della Genga[a]; 2 August 1760 – 10 February 1829), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 28 September 1823 to his death in February 1829.[1]
Leo XII was in ill health from the time of his election to the papacy to his death less than 6 years later, though he was noted for enduring pain well. He was a deeply conservative ruler, who enforced many controversial laws, including one forbidding Jews to own property. Though he raised taxes, the Papal States remained financially poor.
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- ^ For the correct biographical information, date and place of birth and surname, see Ph. Boutry, Souverain et Pontife. Recherche prosographiques sur la Curie romaine à l'age de la Restauration (1814–1846), Roma, Ecole francaise, 2002. pp. 359–361.