Pope Urban VI

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Pope Urban VI was the 14th-century head of the Catholic Church whose controversial election helped trigger the Western Schism.

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Urban VI 6
Pope Urban VI canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic cleric
human
pope
alsoKnownAs Bartolomeo Prignano
surface form: Bartolomeo Prignani

Pope Urban VI
surface form: Urban VI
appointedAs Archbishop of Bari
appointedBy Gregory XI
surface form: Pope Gregory XI
associatedEvent Western Schism
birthName Bartolomeo Prignano
birthPlace Itri
Kingdom of Naples
burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
cardinalElectors College of Cardinals
conflict Western Schism
contemporaryAntipope Clement VII
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Naples
dateOfBirth c. 1318
dateOfDeath 1389-10-15
deathPlace Papal States
Rome
electedPopeOn 1378-04-08
electionLocation Rome
era 14th century
headOf Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church
honorificPrefix His Holiness
Pope
knownFor austere reforms of the Curia
harsh temperament
straining relations with cardinals
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
Latin
memberOf Roman Curia
notableFor controversial papal election of 1378
role in triggering the Western Schism
opposedBy French cardinals
supporters of Antipope Clement VII
papacyEndDate 1389-10-15
papacyStartDate 1378-04-08
papalNameTakenFrom Urban
positionHeld Archbishop of Bari
Pope
predecessor Gregory XI
surface form: Pope Gregory XI
regionOfActivity Italy
Papal States
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
residence Rome
successor Pope Boniface IX

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University of Cologne founder Pope Urban VI
Western Schism firstRomanPope Pope Urban VI
this entity surface form: Urban VI
pontificate of Gregory XI successorPope Pope Urban VI
this entity surface form: Urban VI
Joanna I of Naples opposedBy Pope Urban VI
this entity surface form: Urban VI
Leo V of Armenia soughtSupportFrom Pope Urban VI
Pope Urban VI alsoKnownAs Pope Urban VI
this entity surface form: Urban VI
Clement VII rivalPope Pope Urban VI
this entity surface form: Urban VI
Gregory XI successor Pope Urban VI
this entity surface form: Urban VI
Pierre Roger de Beaufort successor Pope Urban VI