Italian Pope Streak before JP II

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Before Pope John Paul II, there had been a remarkable streak of 455 years of consecutive Italian popes.

The last non-Italian pope before him was Pope Adrian VI, who was Dutch. He reigned for a short period, from January 9, 1522, until his death on September 14, 1523.

John Paul II, who was Polish, broke this long tradition when he was elected on October 16, 1978.