Urban VI
Bartolomeo Prignano, c1318–89, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1378–89.
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When, in consequence of a division among the cardinals, two rival popes were elected, Urban VI.
Curious Church Customs | VariousIn 1378 a battle took place here between the partisans of Urban VI.
In the fourteenth century the number of cardinals was fixed by Urban VI.
Curiosities of Christian History | Croake JamesThe great schism, which was to endure fifty years, broke out soon after the election of his successor, Urban VI.
When, in 1385, six cardinals were accused of conspiring against Urban VI.
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I | Henry Charles Lea
British Dictionary definitions for Urban VI
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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