Adrian VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1522 to 1523 (1459–1523)
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Summary
Adrian VI was born on March 2, 1459[1], in Utrecht[2]. He died on September 14, 1523[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a theologian[5], university teacher[6], Catholic priest[7], philosopher[8], and Catholic bishop[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,786 views/month, #7,042 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Santa Maria dell'Anima[11], Funeral monument of Pope Adrian VI[12]
- Country of citizenship: Holy Roman Empire[13], Papal States[14]
- Position held: Pope[15], Inquisitor General of Aragon[16], High Inquisitor of Castille[17], cardinal priest[18], Roman Catholic Bishop of Tortosa[19], regent[20]
- Employer: Universities in Leuven[21]
- Educated at: Old University of Leuven[22]
- Student: Bernard Bucho van Aytta[23]
- Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[24]
- Sex or gender: male[25]
- Commons category: Hadrianus VI[26]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Divinity[27]
- Given name: Adriaan[28], Hadrianus[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hadrianus VI[30]
- Work location: Rome[31], Papal States[32]
- Depicted by: Portrait of Pope Adrian VI[33]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[34], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[35], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[36], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[37], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[40], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[41], Contemporaries of Erasmus (vol. 1)[42], The Catholic Encyclopedia[43], Pantaleon: Prosopographia, vol. 3 (1566)[44]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: German[45]
Why It Matters
Adrian VI has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
FAQs
Where was Adrian VI born?
Adrian VI was born in Utrecht[2].
Where did Adrian VI die?
Adrian VI died in Rome[4].
What did Adrian VI do for work?
Adrian VI worked as a theologian[5], university teacher[6], Catholic priest[7], philosopher[8], and Catholic bishop[9].
Where did Adrian VI go to school?
Adrian VI was educated at Old University of Leuven[22].