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It was marked by immense conflict between rival factions as a part of the Western Schism, with much of Europe, such as France, the Iberian Kingdoms of Castile and Aragon, and Scotland recognizing Clement VII, based in Avignon, as the true pope.
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Urban VI (born c. 1318, Naples—died Oct. 15, 1389, Rome) was the pope from 1378 to 1389 whose election sparked the Western Schism (1378–1417). Archbishop first of Acerenza (1363) and then of Bari (1377), he became papal chancellor for Pope Gregory XI, whom he was elected to succeed on April 8, 1378.
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The Western Schism was a period in the history of the Roman Catholic Church when there were two, and later three, rival popes, each with his own following, his own Sacred College of Cardinals, and his own administrative offices. The schism ran from 1378 to 1417.
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Sep 12, 2024 · He was a leader of the cardinals who declared the unpopular Italian pope Urban VI’s election invalid, and he was chosen antipope at Fondi, Papal States, as Clement VII on Sept. 20, 1378. His coronation in October precipitated the Great Schism of the West (1378–1417).
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Dec 17, 2023 · On 20th September 1378 in Fondi, Robert of Geneva, Bishop of Avignon, was elected as the new pope, Clement VII. King Charles V of France and the powerful Gaetani family in Fondi championed the new pope. Clement VII promptly excommunicated Urban VI.
All Western Europe (except England, Ireland, and the English dominions in France) submitted to Clement VII, the greater part of Germany, Flanders, and Italy (with exception of Naples) recognized Urban. The obedience of Urban was more numerous, that of Clement more imposing.
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early November Richard II had pronounced in favour of Urban VI, thereby allying England and Ireland officially with the Roman obedience. Later efforts to organize support for Clement VII, especially in Ireland beyond the Pale, met with scant success.4 The rival pope Clement VII is not numbered among the legitimate