Pope Martin IV

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Pope Martin IV
Bishop of Rome
14th century Illumination of Pope Martin IV
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	22 February 1281
Papacy ended	28 March 1285
Predecessor	Nicholas III
Successor	Honorius IV
Orders
Consecration	23 March 1281 by Latino Malabranca Orsini
Created cardinal	17 December 1261 by Urban IV
Personal details
Born	Simon de Brion c. 1210–1220 Touraine, Kingdom of France
Died	(1285-03-06)6 March 1285 Perugia, Papal States
Previous post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia (1261–1281)
Coat of arms
Other popes named Martin

Pope Martin IV (Latin: Martinus IV; c. 1210/1220 – 28 March 1285), born Simon de Brion, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 February 1281^[1] to his death on 28 March 1285. He was the last French pope to have held court in Rome; all subsequent French popes held court in Avignon (the Avignon Papacy).