Popes Urban VI and Clement VII

Refers to the rival popes Urban VI and Clement VII.

Pope Urban VI (d. 1389)

Bartolomeo Prignano (c. 1318 - 1389) known as 'des Aigles’, Bari and chancellor of the papal curia under Gregory XI; elected pope in April 1378 in Rome, as Urban VI. Died in October 1389.

Antipope Clement VII

Antipope Clement VII; born Robert of Geneva (1342 - 1394), son of Amadeus III, count of Geneva and of Matilda, daughter of Robert VII, count of Boulogne and Auvergne, grandparent of King John II of France. He became bishop of Thérouanne in 1361, archbishop of Cambrai in 1368, and cardinal in 1371. He was elected at Fondi in 1378 by the French cardinals in opposition to Urban VI as pope Clement VII, and became the first antipope of the Great Schism. Eventually it was determined that he would be recorded as an antipope rather than enumerated as a pope, and the name Clement VII was used by a 'legitimate’ 16th-century pope. Clement resided at Avignon. Froissart speaks of him as the 'true’ pope and of his enjoying the support of the king of France amongst others. He died in 1394.

Antipope Clement VII

Antipope Clement VII; born Robert of Geneva (1342 - 1394), son of Amadeus III, count of Geneva and of Matilda, daughter of Robert VII, count of Boulogne and Auvergne, grandparent of King John II of France. He became bishop of Thérouanne in 1361, archbishop of Cambrai in 1368, and cardinal in 1371. He was elected at Fondi in 1378 by the French cardinals in opposition to Urban VI as pope Clement VII, and became the first antipope of the Great Schism. Eventually it was determined that he would be recorded as an antipope rather than enumerated as a pope, and the name Clement VII was used by a 'legitimate’ 16th-century pope. Clement resided at Avignon. Froissart speaks of him as the 'true’ pope and of his enjoying the support of the king of France amongst others. He died in 1394.

The cardinals

Avignon

Avignon, on the river Rhône, administrative centre of the Vaucluse département. Seat of the Avignon papacy from 1309 until 1378 and, subsequent to that, seat of the first two 'clementine' popes: Clement VII and Benedict XIII.

Antipope Clement VII

Antipope Clement VII; born Robert of Geneva (1342 - 1394), son of Amadeus III, count of Geneva and of Matilda, daughter of Robert VII, count of Boulogne and Auvergne, grandparent of King John II of France. He became bishop of Thérouanne in 1361, archbishop of Cambrai in 1368, and cardinal in 1371. He was elected at Fondi in 1378 by the French cardinals in opposition to Urban VI as pope Clement VII, and became the first antipope of the Great Schism. Eventually it was determined that he would be recorded as an antipope rather than enumerated as a pope, and the name Clement VII was used by a 'legitimate’ 16th-century pope. Clement resided at Avignon. Froissart speaks of him as the 'true’ pope and of his enjoying the support of the king of France amongst others. He died in 1394.

Fondi

Fondi (Lazio), Italy.

Rome

Rome, Italy.

St Peter’s

The Vatican compound.

Castle Sant’Angelo

Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome, Italy.

Romans

Romans

Rome

Rome, Italy.

St Peter’s

The Vatican compound.

Bretons

Castle Sant’Angelo

Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome, Italy.

Bretons

Castle Sant’Angelo

Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome, Italy.

Bretons

Fondi

Fondi (Lazio), Italy.

Romans

Castle Sant’Angelo

Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome, Italy.

St Peter’s

The Vatican compound.

Sylvestre Budes

Sylvestre or Silvestre Budes (c. 1310 - 1380), a Breton mercenary captain; for his service with Louis of Anjou, Bertrand du Guesclin and Henry of Trastámara. Valois notes that he was the cousin of Bertrand du Guesclin.

St Peter’s

The Vatican compound.

Castle Sant’Angelo

Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome, Italy.

Romans

Romans

The Capitol

The Capitol (Capitoline Hill), centre of the civic government of medieval Rome, Italy.

Rome

Rome, Italy.

Gate of Naples

It is doubtful that the entrance gate would have actually been called the 'Gate of Naples’; it is more likely that the troops entered Rome from the south, along the Via Appia, so that the gate they used may have been the Porta San Sebastiano (Porta Appia).

Bretons

The Capitol

The Capitol (Capitoline Hill), centre of the civic government of medieval Rome, Italy.

Council of Rome

Bretons

Romans

Rome

Rome, Italy.

Manuscript reading: et

Emended reading: et les Romains. Et ossi cil qui estoient ou

Manuscript reading: estre

Emended reading: une relevee estre

Acad. royale, vol. 9, p. 148

SHF vol. 9, p. 149

Acad. royale, vol. 9, p. 149