Editing Pope Leo X (section)

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The pope created 42 new cardinals in eight consistories including two cousins (one who would become his successor Pope Clement VII) and a nephew. He also elevated [[Pope Adrian VI|Adriaan Florensz Boeyens]] into the cardinalate who would become his immediate successor Pope Adrian VI. Leo X's consistory of 1 July 1517 saw 31 cardinals created, and this remained the largest allocation of cardinals in one consistory until [[Pope John Paul II]] named 42 cardinals in 2001.