Clement V

American  

noun

1. Bertrand de Got, 1264–1314, French ecclesiastic: pope 1305–14.

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Clement V British  

noun

1. original name Bertrand de Got. ?1264–1314, pope (1305–14): removed the papal seat from Rome to Avignon in France (1309)

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Example Sentences

Shortly thereafter, in 1305, a Frenchman, Clement V, was chosen to be the next pope, and the papacy was relocated to Avignon, France.

From Salon

Lo and behold, within a year, both Philip IV of France and Pope Clement V were dead.

From National Geographic

The Pope to whom he had to answer, Clement V from Gascony in France, was effectively under the thumb of Philip IV.

From National Geographic

It’s important to note that the King of France, not Pope Clement V, accused the Knights Templar of heresy.

From National Geographic

Bernard de Castanet retained his uneasy seat until 1308, when, seeing under Clement V. no prospect of better times, he procured a transfer to the quieter see of Puy.

From Project Gutenberg