Pope ADRIAN V

Also known as: Ottobuono Fieschi; Hadrian V
Profile: Nephew of Pope Innocent IV. Cardinal. Worked to restore peace in England between King Henry III and his barons. Pope for six weeks. Annulled the rigid enactments of Pope Gregory X concerning papal conclaves. Mentioned in Dante's "Purgatorio"; Dante may have confused him with Adrian IV.
Born: at Genoa, Italy as Ottobuono Fieschi
Papal Ascension: 12 July 1276 at Viterbo, Italy
Died: 18 August 1276 in Viterbo, Italy of natural causes; buried in Saint Francisco's church, Viterbo, Italy
Additional Information: Catholic Encyclopedia, by James F Loughlin
Familia Ottoboni
Print References: Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
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