Clement VII (Avignon antipope)

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Clement VII (Avignon antipope) was a 14th-century French cardinal who became the first major Avignon claimant to the papacy during the Western Schism, opposing the Roman popes and deepening the split within the Catholic Church.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic cardinal ⓘ
French noble ⓘ
antipope ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
birthName Robert of Geneva ⓘ
burialPlace Avignon Cathedral ⓘ
cardinalateStart 1371 ⓘ
causeOf deepening of the Western Schism ⓘ
conflict Western Schism ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
createdCardinalBy Pope Gregory XI ⓘ
linked to: Gregory XI
dateOfBirth 1342 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1394-09-16 ⓘ
electedBy French cardinals ⓘ
electionDate 1378-09-20 ⓘ
endTime 1394-09-16 ⓘ
familyName of Geneva ⓘ
father Amadeus III, Count of Geneva ⓘ
givenName Robert ⓘ
languageSpoken French ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Geneva ⓘ
notableEvent massacre at Cesena in 1377 ⓘ
opposedBy Boniface IX ⓘ
linked to: Pope Boniface IX

Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Urban VI ⓘ
linked to: Pope Urban VI
papacyLocation Avignon ⓘ
papalName Clement VII ⓘ
partOf Western Schism ⓘ
placeOfBirth Geneva ⓘ
placeOfDeath Avignon ⓘ
positionHeld Archbishop of Cambrai ⓘ
Avignon antipope ⓘ
Bishop of Thérouanne ⓘ
Cardinal ⓘ
predecessor none (first major Avignon claimant in Western Schism) ⓘ
reignEnd 1394 ⓘ
reignStart 1378 ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Palace of the Popes, Avignon ⓘ
linked to: Palais des Papes
roleInEvent papal legate commanding troops at Cesena ⓘ
startTime 1378-09-20 ⓘ
successor Benedict XIII (Avignon antipope) ⓘ
supportedBy Crown of Aragon ⓘ
Duchy of Savoy ⓘ
Kingdom of Castile ⓘ
linked to: Castile

Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ

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Pope Benedict XIII → predecessor → Clement VII (Avignon antipope) ⓘ
Clement VII → positionHeld → Antipope of Avignon ⓘ
linked to: Clement VII (Avignon antipope)
Clement VII (Avignon antipope) → positionHeld → Avignon antipope ⓘ
linked to: Clement VII (Avignon antipope)
Clement VIII (Avignon antipope) → positionHeld → Avignon antipope ⓘ
linked to: Clement VII (Avignon antipope)