Luigi de' Rossi

Luigi de' Rossi (1474–1519) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal.

[1] He was a cousin of Giovanni de' Medici, the future Pope Leo X, on his mother's side.

[1] Pope Leo X made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 1 July 1517.

[1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Clemente on 6 July 1517.

[1] He was initially buried in St. Peter's Basilica; his remains were later transferred to Santa Felicita, Florence.

Luigi de' Rossi depicted in Raphael 's Portrait of Leo X ( Uffizi )