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Pope Adrian died in Anagni [290] —to where he had retired for security against the Emperor [184] —from quinsy [citation needed] [note 65] on 1 September 1159. He died, says Norwich, "as many Popes had died before him, an embittered exile; and when death came to him, he welcomed it as a friend". [ 267 ]
Sep 1, 2012 · According to one report, Adrian IV died after choking on a fly in his wine, but quinsy (an inflammation of the tonsils) is the more commonly accepted explanation. Nicholas Breakspear was the only Englishman ever to occupy the chair of St Peter, elected in December 1154.
Adrian IV (born 1100?, Abbot’s Langley, near St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England—died September 1, 1159, Anagni, near Rome [Italy]) was the only Englishman to occupy the papal throne (1154–59). He became a canon regular of St. Ruf near Avignon, France, and in about 1150 Pope Eugenius III appointed him cardinal bishop of Albano, Italy.
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On 1st September 1159, Pope Adrian IV’s short, tumultuous reign came to an end. He reportedly died choking on a fly in his wine, more likely an incident caused by a tonsil infection. He would go down in history as the only Englishman to serve as Pope, a man who rose from nothing to become the most powerful man in the Catholic Church.
5 days ago · On Sept. 1, 1159, Pope Adrian IV died while staying at the papal residence in Anagni, Italy, near Rome.
He returned to Rome before November 1153, having earned from the Scandinavians the epithet "the Good Cardinal," and received full support for his work from the recently elected Anastasius IV. On Anastasius's death, he was unanimously chosen as pope, the first Englishman to attain this position.
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Sep 1, 2017 · A cameo of Pope Adrian IV in Notre-Dame de Paris Credit: PHGCOM. Breakspear inherited two major headaches: the city of Rome was hostile, and Frederick Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor, was...
