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Pope

England · Religion / Roman Catholic Church. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1152–1305Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1152

Adrian IV1152

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Legate in Scandinavia

1154

Adrian IV4 December 1154

Vatican · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Pope, Cardinal Nicholas Breakspear, the only ever English Pope

1305

Edward I1305

Vatican · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Pope, Bertrand de Got Archbishop of Bordeaux, a Gascon subject of Edward I

Names involved

Adrian IVEdward I

Provenance

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