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Adrian IV
Nicolas Brekespear · 1154 – 1159 · 5 yrs · died
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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 one of only two from an English-speaking country, alongside Pope Leo XIV who was elected 871 years later in 2025.
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