Clement V

American

noun

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

Clement V British

noun

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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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 • Apr. 26, 2020

Philip supported the election of a new pope, Clement V, in 1305.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

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

From National Geographic • May 12, 2016

Clement V, a French Pope who was elected by a French faction, thought his court would be safer there than in Rome.

From Time Magazine Archive

Clement V, 1305–1314, and his subservience to Philip the Fair.

From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by Robinson, James Harvey

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