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Pope Adrian IV was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 4 December 1154 until his death in 1159. He is the only pope to have been born in England and the first pope from an English-speaking country.
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culture · Head of the Catholic Church from 1154 to 1159 · diplomat · philosopher · Catholic priest · Catholic bishop · also Adrian IV, Pope Adrian IV, Nicolas Breakspear, Hadrianus IV, IV
Died 1 September 1159 · Q132845
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lest so trifling a matter might afford the greatest men in the world an occasion for dispute and discord. In the event, Adrian did not, and by 1158 Imperial commentators were describing the matter of the painting and its inscription as the fundamental cause of the dispute between Pope and Emperor. Adrian, says Freed, was
“lest so trifling a matter might afford the greatest men in the world an occasion for dispute and discord. In the event, Adrian did not, and by 1158 Imperial commentators were describing the matter of the painting and its inscription as the fundamental cause of the dispute between Pope and Emperor. Adrian, says Freed, was”
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Died 1159-09-01.
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Career landmark: Pope (1154–1159).
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Career landmark: Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1146–1154).
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Career landmark: cardinal (1146).
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