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Pope Adrian IV

Type Figure Region Vatican Time 1100–1159 Also known as Pope Adrian IV、Adrian IV、Nicholas Breakspear、哈德良四世

Pope Adrian IV (c. 1100–1159), born Nicholas Breakspear, was the only Roman pope from England, known for the Laudabiliter bull authorizing Henry II's…

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  1. 1100–1154Hertfordshire · HertfordshireBorn to a lower-class English family, he entered a monastery and studied in France and Italy, serving as abbot and as curial legate to Scandinavia, becoming known for mediating northern church affairs.
  2. 1154–1159Rome · RomeElected pope in 1154, he reformed church order in Sicily and Norman territories and had tense relations with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I; in 1155 he granted Henry II suzerainty over Ireland, and he died near Anagni on 1 September 1159.

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