RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Adrian VI

1459 - 1523

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Pope Adrian VI (Latin: Hadrianus VI; Italian: Adriano VI; German: Hadrian VI.; Dutch: Adrianus/Adriaan VI), born Adriaan Florensz Boeyens (2 March 1459 – 14 September 1523), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 January 1522 until his death on 14 September 1523. The only Dutchman to become pope, he was the last non-Italian pope until the Polish John Paul II 455 years later. Born in the Episcopal principality of Utrecht of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, Adrian studied at the University of Leuven in the Low Countries, where he rose to the position of professor of theology, also serving as its rector (the equivalent of president or vice-chancellor). In 1507, he became the tutor of the future Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, who later trusted him as both his emissary and his regent. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Adrian VI is the 68th most popular religious figure (up from 178th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 18th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Religious Figure.

Pope Adrian VI was most famous for being the last pope to be born in the Netherlands. He was also the first pope to be born outside of Italy.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Adrian VI ranks 68 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Stephen, Elizabeth, Samson, Saint Lucy, Pope Pius VIII, and Muhammad al-Bukhari. After him are Ignatius of Loyola, Anthony the Great, Pope Urban VIII, Mary Magdalene, Husayn ibn Ali, and Pope Pius VI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1459, Pope Adrian VI ranks 1. After him are Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, Muhammad XII of Granada, Martin Behaim, Sultan Cem, Jakob Fugger, Lorenzo di Credi, John I Albert, Charles, Count of Angoulême, Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha, Cima da Conegliano, and Conrad Celtes. Among people deceased in 1523, Pope Adrian VI ranks 1. After him are Pietro Perugino, Luca Signorelli, Ulrich von Hutten, Gerard David, Mehmed I Giray, Antonio Grimani, Franz von Sickingen, Prospero Colonna, Bartolomeo Montagna, Bernardino López de Carvajal, and Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Pope Adrian VI ranks 9 out of 1,646. Before him are Rembrandt (1606), Erasmus (1466), William III of England (1650), Johannes Vermeer (1632), Piet Mondrian (1872), and Johan Cruyff (1947). After him are Hieronymus Bosch (1450), Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525), Mata Hari (1876), Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632), Christiaan Huygens (1629), and Hendrik Lorentz (1853).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Netherlands

Among religious figures born in Netherlands, Pope Adrian VI ranks 1. After him are Menno Simons (1496), Norbert of Xanten (1080), John of Leiden (1509), Lambert of Maastricht (635), Lidwina (1380), Geert Groote (1340), Wim Hof (1959), Ludger (742), Johannes Willebrands (1909), Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857), and Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1931).

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