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[December 3] Anastasius IV, pope of Rome

Birth Name: Corrado Demetri della Suburra
Parents: Benedictus de Suburra
Date of Birth: circa 1073
Predecessor: Eugene III
Reign: 1153 – 1154
Brief: A Roman clerk, Corrado became a cardinal-priest under Pope Paschall II around 114 and was promoted to bishop under Honorius II. During the double-election of 1130, Corrado fought against Anaclectus II and stayed loyal to Pope Innocent II, serving as his vicar in Italy after the pope had fled to France. By the time he was elected to the pontificate in 1153, he was the dean of the College of Cardinals and one of its oldest members. As Pope Anastasius IV, the man resolved a number of disputes with the Holy Roman Empire and the See of York in England. But the pope died only eighteen months after his nomination, being succeeded by Pope Adrian IV in 1154.
Date of Death: 3 December 1154
Successor: Adrian IV

Other Monarchs Who Died Today:
  • Diocletian, emperor of Rome (311)
  • Vasili III, grand prince of Moscow (1533)

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