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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Adrian IV, servus servorum dei (cropped).png — Unknown medieval illustrator, Public domain.","cite":"\"Pope Adrian IV\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pope-adrian-iv. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T06:43:32Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-adrian-iv","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-adrian-iv","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-adrian-iv?lang=ne"}}