Pope Adrian I
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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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