Urban VI

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noun

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

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Urban VI British  

noun

1. 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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Urban VI

In 1378, the new pope, Urban VI, announced his intention to move the papacy back to Rome.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

What proves to me the regular election with which you chose Messer Bartolommeo, Archbishop of Bari, who to-day is made in truth Pope Urban VI.?

From Letters of Catherine Benincasa by Catherine, of Siena, Saint

It was natural that Italy should support Urban VI, while France as naturally obeyed Clement VII; England, hostile to France, accepted Urban; Scotland, hostile to England, supported Clement.

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

Castile followed the party of Clement VII., and Portugal that of Urban VI.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio

They announced the election of Urban VI to their brethren who had remained in Avignon.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter