Urban VI

noun

1. Bartolomeo Prignano, c1318–89, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1378–89.

Urban VI

noun

1. Urban VI?13181389MItalianRELIGION: clergymanRELIGION: pope original name Bartolomeo Prignano ?1318–89, Italian ecclesiastic; pope (1378–89). His policies led to the election of an antipope by the French cardinals, thus beginning the Great Schism in the West

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When, in consequence of a division among the cardinals, two rival popes were elected, Urban VI.

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In 1378 a battle took place here between the partisans of Urban VI.

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In the fourteenth century the number of cardinals was fixed by Urban VI.

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The great schism, which was to endure fifty years, broke out soon after the election of his successor, Urban VI.

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When, in 1385, six cardinals were accused of conspiring against Urban VI.

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