Talk:Pope Adrian IV

Subject of Early life
The copy begins "Nicholas' father was Robert, who later... " This is very poor writing because the article is about Nicholas and it is unclear what clause is about Robert and when we are talking about Nicholas again. Ought to be rewritten Hmcst1 (talk) 12:38, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Indeed. So it begins... ——  SN  54129  23:23, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

A peer review of sorts
Again, congratulations on such an impressive expansion. I had completely forgotten about MoS advising that the portrayed people should face the text. Still, I am not sure the way Adrian faces should disqualify the Benedictine illustration from being used as the lead image. It is the only contemporary depiction of Adrian that we have, the only clue to how he was perceived in his time, which suggests representativeness under WP:LEADIMAGE. The Nuremberg Chronicle image might fit better into Pope Adrian IV, which discusses how Adrian was perceived by posterity.

That aside, I am curious as to why Adrian's predecessor is called Eugene in the boxes and Eugenius in the prose. Which is the more common name? Surtsicna (talk) 18:35, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Early life - a detail
He was schooled in Arles, then travelled to Avignon, in the south. In fact, he was already in the south of France at Arles, which is to the south of Avignon. This needs tidying. Lutyensfan (talk) 15:12, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that, see what you think now.  SN54129  15:25, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * That’s better, in both places. Thank you. Lutyensfan (talk) 15:47, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

Rainauld
In the space of a few lines in the "Retranslation" section, Barbarossa's archchancellor's name is spelled three different ways: Rainald, Reinauld, and Rainauld. No doubt all are attested medieval variations, but must we?

I suggest settling on "Rainald," with a link to the main article on the man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainald_of_Dassel. Otterswimshome (talk) 17:13, 22 March 2024 (UTC)