Clement V
Americannoun
noun
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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 and his successors at Avignon, scarcely able to hold the Papal States, were little inclined to attempt the conquest of Syria.
From Beginnings of the American People by Dodd, William E.
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