Alexander V

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Alexander V was a Pisan-line antipope during the Western Schism who briefly claimed the papacy in the early 15th century amid rival papal claimants.

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Alexander V canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic cleric
antipope
historical figure
alsoKnownAs Peter of Candia
Pietro Filargo
Pietro Philargi
birthDate c. 1339
birthName Petros Philarges
birthPlace Candia, Crete
linked to: Crete

Heraklion, Crete
linked to: Heraklion
burialPlace Basilica of San Francesco, Bologna
causeOfDeath sudden illness (disputed)
centuryOfActivity 14th century
15th century
claimedOffice Pope
deathDate 1410-05-03
deathPlace Bologna
education University of Oxford
University of Paris
linked to: La Sorbonne
electedBy Council of Pisa
electionDate 1409-06-26
electionPlace Pisa
memberOf Franciscan Order
nationality Greek
occupation theologian
university teacher
opposedClaimant Benedict XIII
linked to: Pope Benedict XIII

Gregory XII
linked to: Pope Gregory XII
papalLine Pisa obedience
papalNameNumber Alexander V
partOf Western Schism
positionHeld Archbishop of Milan
Bishop of Novara
Bishop of Vicenza
Cardinal
Pisan-line antipope
predecessorInPisanLine vacant (Pisan obedience newly created)
reignEnd 1410-05-03
reignStart 1409-06-26
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
successorInPisanLine John XXIII (Pisan antipope)

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Western Schism PisanLinePope Alexander V
Alexander V papalNameNumber Alexander V