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Adrian VI, popeAdrian VI, 1459–1523, pope (1522–23), a Netherlander (b. Utrecht) named Adrian Florensz; successor of Leo X. He taught at Louvain and was tutor of the young prince, later Holy Roman Emperor Charles V Charles V, 1500–1558, Holy Roman emperor (1519–58) and, as Charles I, king of Spain (1516–56); son of Philip I and Joanna of Castile, grandson of Ferdinand II of Aragón, Isabella of Castile, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, and Mary of..... Click the link for more information. . This was a time when Roman life was extravagant, papal expenditures on worldly objects were lavish, and the Curia needed drastic reform. Adrian, an ascetic and a pious man, did his best to curb the abuses he found, but he died after 20 months. He was succeeded by Clement VII. |
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| 1978: Elected the 264th pope, the first Polish pope and the first
non-Italian pope since Adrian VI (1522-23). Pope Adrian VI acknowledged in 1523 that the Church leadership and
members had contributed to the religious convulsions of his time. At
times Berni adopts a highly polemical attitude towards political and
religious matters; the "Capitolo di papa Adriano," for
example, criticizes the election of Adrian VI. |
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