Pope Martin IV
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Pope Martin IV, born Simon de Brion (between 1210 and 1220, Andrezel
Andrezel
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 – March 28, 1285) held the papacy from February 21, 1281 until his death.

Simon de Brion, son of Jean, sieur de Brion, was born at the château of Meinpincien, Île-de-France
Île-de-France (province)
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, France
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, in the decade following 1210. The seigneurial family de Brion, who took their name from Brion near Joigny
Joigny
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, flourished in the Brie française.
 
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