Adrian VI

American  

Or Hadrian VI

noun

1. 1459–1523, Dutch ecclesiastic: pope 1522–23.

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Example Sentences

John Paul himself was the first non-Italian to become Pope since the 16th century Dutchman Adrian VI.

From Time • Feb. 14, 2013

One of his mildest japes: when unpopular Pope Adrian VI died, a wreath appeared on his doctor's door, inscribed: "To the Deliverer of his country, S. P. Q. R."

From Time Magazine Archive

The last non-Italian Pope was a Dutchman, Adrian VI, 1522-23.

From Time Magazine Archive

The last Pope to be selected from beyond the Alps was the hapless Hollander Adrian VI, who served 20 months in 1522-23 while Luther's rebellion raged about him.

From Time Magazine Archive

The City of Utrecht is famous also for the Birth of Pope Adrian VI, in 1459.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von