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Adrian IV
Hadrianus IV la
Pope from 1154 to 1159
- Dated between 1100 and 1120 CE – 1 September 1159 CE
- Also called Pope Adrian IV, Nicolas Breakspear, Hadrianus IV
Pope
cardinal
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Offices on record
Overview
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Life
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Belonged toCatholic Church
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Canons Regular of Saint Augustine ↗
order of the Catholic church; Canons regular according to St. Augustine's rule
Offices held 5
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11 December 1154 CE – 1 September 1159 CE Pope Number 169 in the sequence Succeeded by Alexander III -
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Dates unrecorded abbot - Dates unrecorded ambassador
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