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Apr 28, 1314
Pope Clement V
"All popes during the Avignon papacy were French. .A stronger impact was made by the move of the Roman Curia from Rome to Poitiers in France in 1305, and then to Avignon in 1309" -
Dec 12, 1334
Pope John XXII
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May 3, 1342
Pope Benedict XII
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Sep 20, 1362
Pope Innocent VI
took holy orders and was appointed to the French bishorprics of Noyon and Clermont -
Jan 1, 1375
War of the Eight Saints
"A war between Pope Gregory XI and a coalition of Italian city-states led by Florence, which contributed to the end of the Avignon Papacy." -
Jan 1, 1389
Pope Urban VI
the last non-cardinal to be elected Pope -
Jan 1, 1406
The Great Western Schism
Crisis due to rival popes claiming papal authority. This began when Urban VI was pope and ended when Martin V was pope.