Pope Adrian IV

Head of the Catholic Church from 1154 to 1159

Pope Adrian (or Hadrian) IV (Latin: Hadrianus IV; born Nicholas Breakspear (or Brekespear); c. 1100 – 1 September 1159) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 4 December 1154 until his death in 1159. He is the only pope to have been born in England and the first pope from an English-speaking country. Adrian was born in Hertfordshire, England, but little is known of his early life.

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