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Adrian IV

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A·dri·an IV  (dr-n) Originally Nicholas Breakspear. 1100?-1159.
English-born pope (1154-1159) whose papacy was marked by disputes with Emperor Frederick I. He is reputed to have bestowed sovereignty over Ireland on Henry II of England (c. 1155).
Adrian IV
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(Biographies / Adrian (Nicholas Breakspear) (?1100-1159) M, English, RELIGION: pope) original name Nicholas Breakspear. ?1100-59, the only English pope (1154-59)
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1154: The only Englishman ever to become Pope, Nicholas Breakspear, became Adrian IV.
Stop the Clock; December 4 by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
The parchment, known as the Laudabiliter, was issued to King Henry II by Pope Adrian IV in 1171.
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Various records mention Robert of Geneva, who became Pope Clement VII in 1378 and Nicholas Breakspear, who became Pope Adrian IV in the 12th Century.
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