Adrian VI
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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 failure of Adrian VI to accomplish much was due largely to the shortness of his pontificate of only twenty months, and still more to the invincible corruption he found at Rome.
From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved
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