Adrian IV
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noun
Nicholas Breakspear, c1100–59, only Englishman to become pope, 1154–59.
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British Dictionary definitions for Adrian IV
Adrian IV
noun
original name Nicholas Breakspear. ?1100–59, the only English pope (1154–59)
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