RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Adrian IV

1100 - 1159

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Pope Adrian (or Hadrian) IV (Latin: Hadrianus IV; born Nicholas Breakspear (or Brekespear); c. 1100 – 1 September 1159) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 4 December 1154 until his death in 1159. Adrian IV is the only pope to have been born in England. Adrian was born in Hertfordshire, England, but little is known of his early life. Although he does not appear to have received a great degree of schooling, while still a youth he travelled to the south of France where he was schooled in Arles, studying law. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Adrian IV is the 644th most popular religious figure (up from 726th in 2019), the 550th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 597th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Religious Figure.

Pope Adrian IV is most famous for being the first pope to grant England its independence from the Catholic Church.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Adrian IV ranks 644 out of 3,187. Before him are Apollos, Thomas Becket, Billy Graham, Columbanus, Hind bint Utbah, and Angela Merici. After him are Gamaliel, Umm Kulthum bint Ali, Junayd of Baghdad, Henry Molaison, Maudgalyayana, and Baal Shem Tov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Pope Adrian IV ranks 11. Before him are Pope Lucius II, Pope Honorius II, Pope Celestine II, Ahmad Sanjar, Adam of Bremen, and Albert the Bear. After him are Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Shirkuh, Duqaq, Sverker I of Sweden, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, and Thierry, Count of Flanders. Among people deceased in 1159, Pope Adrian IV ranks 1. After him are Joscelin II, Count of Edessa, Władysław II the Exile, Bertha of Sulzbach, Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon, and William I, Count of Boulogne.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Pope Adrian IV ranks 550 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Hudson (1570), Edmund Crouchback (1245), Thomas Becket (1119), Henry Moore (1898), Sam Neill (1947), and Mary Read (1695). After him are James IV of Scotland (1473), Edmund I (921), Kenneth MacAlpin (810), Austen Chamberlain (1863), Harry Kroto (1939), and Dave Murray (1956).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Pope Adrian IV ranks 10. Before him are Saint Ursula (400), Saint Walpurga (710), Alcuin (735), William Laud (1573), John Wesley (1703), and Thomas Becket (1119). After him are John Knox (1514), Edward the Confessor (1003), Richard Williamson (1940), Willibrord (658), Saint Malachy (1094), and Thomas Wolsey (1473).

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