The Power of the Popes: An Historical Essay on Their Temporal Dominion, and the Abuse of Their Spiritual AuthorityDaunou, P. C. F. (Pierre Claude François)
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The Power of the Popes: An Historical Essay on Their Temporal Dominion, and the Abuse of Their Spiritual Authority
Daunou, P. C. F. (Pierre Claude François)
Papacy -- History; Popes -- Temporal power
202. Innocent VI. Stephen d’Albert, born in the
diocese of Limoges, bishop of Noyou, in
Clermont, cardinal, bishop of Ostia, elected
pope, 18th Dec. 1352, and crowned the 30th
died at Avignon the 12th Sept. 1362
Cessions of the emperor Charles IV. and
beginning of the sovereignty of
the popes in 1355.
203. Urban V. William, son of Orimond, lord of
Grisac in Gevaudan, a Benedictine, elect−
ed pope in Sept. 1362, and crowned the 6th
of November, died 19th December, 1570
He was compelled to return from Rome
to Avignon
204. Gregory XI. Peter Roger, born in the diocese
of Limoges, nephew of Clement VI. cardi−
nal, elected pope the 30th Dec. 1370,
crowned the 5th Jan. 1371, died at
Rome the 27th March, 1378
After the death of Gregory XI. in 1278,
the schism of Avignon; and, of the West.
205. Urban VI. Bartholomew Piegnano, a Neapo−
litan, elected pope at Rome the 9th of April
1378, crowned the 18th, died the 18th Oct. 1389
206. Clement VII. Robert, of the house of the
counts of Geneva, canon of Paris, bishop
of Therouane and Cambray, cardinal legate,
elected pope at Fondi the 21st Sept. 1358,
acknowledged in France, England, died 16th Sept. 1394
207. Boniface IX. Peter or Perrin Tomacelli,
called the cardinal of Naples, elected by
fourteen cardinals the 2d Nov. 1289, to suc−
ceed Urban VI.; died 1404
208. Benedict XIII. Peter de Lune, a Spaniard,
born in 1325, cardinal deacon, elected the
28th Sept. 1394, to succeed Clement VII.
died at Rimini the 18th Oct. 1417
France withdrew from obedience to
either pontiff
FIFTEENTH CENTURY.
209. Innocent VII. Cosma de Megliorati, born at
Sulmone, cardinal, elected the 17th October,
1404, to succeed Boniface IX. crowned in
November the same year, died 6th of Nov. 1406
210. Gregory XII. Ange Corrario, Venetian, car−
dinal, elected the 30th Nov. 1406, to suc−
ceed Innocent VII. ; abdicated the 4th
July 1415, died at the age of ninety−
two the 18th Oct. at Rimini, 1417
Council of Pisa in 1409; it deposes Gre−
gory XII. and Benedict XIII.; it elects
Alexander V.
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