Adrian VI
Also known as Pope Adrian VI, Adriaan Florenszoon Boeyens, Hadrianus VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1522 to 1523 (1459–1523)
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Adrian VI was a Pope who led the Catholic Church for just one year, from 1522 until his death in 1523. Though his papacy was remarkably brief, he is historically notable as the last non-Italian Pope for over 450 years, making his reign a significant turning point in the Church's leadership.
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- Born
- 02 March 1459
- Died
- 14 September 1523
- Works
- 39
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- A Relacon of the troubles of Italye stirred by those Princes after the death of Pope Leo the tenth for freeinge of theire estates out of the power of the Church with the proceedinge of the Cardinalls in the Conclave at the election of Pope Adrian ye VIth
- Sacrae theologiae peritissimi, diviniqz & humani iuris ...
- Adriani sexti pont. max. pre̜clarissime̜ que̜stiones quolibetice̜ accuratius nouiter impresse̜
- Exomologesis sive modus confitendi
- Al sanctissimo signor nostro Hadriano : eletto maximo pontifice epistola di Romani exhortatoria
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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 leader 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. In 1516, Charles, now King of Castile and Aragon, appointed Adrian bishop of Tortosa, Spain, and soon thereafter Grand Inquisitor of the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile. Pope Leo X made him a cardinal in 1517 and after Leo's death he was elected pope in 1522 as a compromise candidate.