Pope Adrian VI

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Pope Adrian VI was a Dutch-born pontiff (1522–1523) known as the last non-Italian pope before John Paul II and for his attempts at church reform on the eve of the Protestant Reformation.

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Pope Adrian VI canonical 9
Adrian VI 3
Hadrian VI 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
Pope
theologian
academicDegree Doctor of Theology
acknowledgedInDocuments existence of abuses and corruption in the Church
advisorTo Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
alsoKnownAs Adrian VI
linked to: Pope Adrian VI

Hadrian VI
linked to: Pope Adrian VI
appointedBy College of Cardinals
attemptedReformOf Roman Curia
financial administration of the Papal States
birthName Adriaan Floriszoon Boeyens
burialPlace Santa Maria dell’Anima, Rome
contemporaryOf Martin Luther
coronationDate 1522-08-31
countryOfCitizenship Habsburg Netherlands
dateOfBirth 1459-03-02
dateOfDeath 1523-09-14
educatedAt University of Leuven
electionDate 1522-01-09
era Protestant Reformation
linked to: Reformation

Renaissance
knownFor acknowledging abuses within the Church
austere personal lifestyle
efforts to curb corruption in the Roman Curia
languageSpoken Dutch
German
Latin
Spanish
memberOfOrder Clergy of the Diocese of Utrecht
nationality Dutch
notableFor attempts at church reform before and during the early Protestant Reformation
being the last non-Italian pope before John Paul II
occupation professor of theology
papacyEnd 1523-09-14
papacyStart 1522-01-09
papalNameChosenInHonorOf Adrian I
placeOfBirth Utrecht
placeOfDeath Rome
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
Inquisitor in Spain
Rector of the University of Leuven
Regent of Spain
Sovereign of the Papal States
Tutor of the future Emperor Charles V
predecessor Pope Leo X
reignAsPopeOf Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religion Catholicism
shortPapacy true
successor Pope Clement VII

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Pope Leo X successor Pope Adrian VI
Pope Clement VII predecessor Pope Adrian VI
1978 papal conclave nonItalianPredecessorPope Adrian VI
linked to: Pope Adrian VI
Giovanni de' Medici successor Pope Adrian VI
subject linked to: Giovanni
Pope Adrian VI alsoKnownAs Adrian VI
linked to: Pope Adrian VI
Pope Adrian VI alsoKnownAs Hadrian VI
linked to: Pope Adrian VI
Jan van Scorel employer Pope Adrian VI
Giulio de’ Medici predecessor Pope Adrian VI
Santa Maria dell’Anima containsTombOf Pope Adrian VI
subject linked to: Santa Maria dell’Anima, Rome
Adriaan Floriszoon Boeyens alsoKnownAs Adrian VI
linked to: Pope Adrian VI
Adriaan Floriszoon Boeyens alsoKnownAs Hadrianus VI
linked to: Pope Adrian VI
Albertus Pighius advisorTo Pope Adrian VI