Election of Pope Hadrian III

Date: May 17, 884 • Location: Rome, Italy

Election of Pope Hadrian III following the death of Pope Marinus I earlier that month.

Pope Adrian III or Hadrian III was the bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from 17 May 884 to his death on 8 July 885. He served for little more than a year, during which he worked to help the people of Italy in a very troubled time of famine and war.