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Two simple copies of the will of the Cardinal Archbishop of Florence Alessandro de Medici, assumed to the papal throne in 1605 with the name of Leo XI, paper manuscript of 10 cc. 280 x 210 mm., the second later copy (mid-17th century) , notarized by Ser Paolo di Francesco Paolini on 20 July 1591 in favor of his nephew Alessandro, traces of oxidation of the ink with holes in the paper, kept in an archival folder; together in the lot a deed of donation by Alessandro de Medici himself who leaves, again to his nephew, vases, gems, sacred vestments of his Chapel; an Instrument of Donation and Receipt of 1603 with which Pope Clement VIII gives the Cardinal of Florence the sum of 638 scudi owed to the Apostolic Chamber for the counting of Monsignor Cocco, Abbot of the Abbey of S. Galgano of Siena; original and copy of a Motu Proprio of Leo XI dated 21 April 1605 in which he gives his nephew Alessandro de Medici "as much as he was entitled to in the furniture and buildings inherited in Florence, and its Diocese, [as well as] a Gem set in the ring of gold that King Henry of France had given him"; an authorization to Giuseppe de Medici Duke of Miranda to "read and retain prohibited books", dated May 17, 1832.
Specialist Notes
Beautiful set of documents relating to the Medici branch of Ottaviano, among which the two late sixteenth-century copies of the will of Pope Leo XI stand out. In 1569 he was appointed ambassador of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I to the Holy See, he moved from Florence in Rome. In Rome he was protected by Ferdinando de' Medici, younger than him but a cardinal as early as 1565. Guglielmo Sirleto, cardinal of the curia, introduced him into Roman life, while cardinal Francesco Pacheco introduced him to Pope Pius V. The pontiff appreciated his gifts and named him prothonotary apostolic. Medici's career at the papal court was rapid and constant, so much so that he became one of the most influential papal diplomats. His pontificate was very short, just 27 days.
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