Adrian I

Pope from 772 to 795

b. 700 · d. 25 Dec 795

95th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 5 Feb 772–25 Dec 795

Pope Adrian I was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1 February 772 until his death on 25 December 795. Descended from a family of the military aristocracy of Rome known as domini de via Lata, he was the son of Theodore, who died when Hadrian was still very young; he was welcomed by his paternal uncle Theodotus consul, dux et primicerius Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae.

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