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Pope Martin IV

Header: Pope Martin IV
Also known as: Pope Martin IV; primary name: Martin IV; other name: Brie, Simon de; other name: Brion, Simon de
Details: individual; cleric/religious official; ruler; French; Male
Life dates: 1210 or 1220-1285
Biography: Pope, succeeded Nicholas III (q.v.); born Brie, Seine-et-Marne. (Due to an error by the papal chancery, who misread the names of Marinus I and II (qq.v.) as 'Martin II and III', Simon de Brie took the title of 'Martin IV'. The mistake has never been altered, therefore 'Martin II' and 'III' do not exist.)