Pope 169

Adrian IV

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The 169th pope in the Holy See's list of Supreme Pontiffs, serving as Bishop of Rome from 4, 5.XII.1154 to 1.IX.1159. His secular name is listed as Nicholas Breakspear. The Holy See lists his birthplace as Abbot's Lagnley (Hertfordshire).

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Predecessor

Anastasius IV · succeeded in see · documented
Adrian IV follows Anastasius IV as Bishop of Rome in the Holy See's sequential list of Supreme Pontiffs.

Successor

Alexander III · succeeded in see · documented
Alexander III follows Adrian IV as Bishop of Rome in the Holy See's sequential list of Supreme Pontiffs.