pontificate of Clement V

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The pontificate of Clement V marks the beginning of the Avignon Papacy, during which the pope resided in France and closely aligned the papacy with French royal interests.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic military order
King of France
ecumenical council
historical period
papal pontificate
period of papal history
pope
alignedWith French monarchy
Philip IV of France NERFINISHED
birthName Bertrand de Got
characterizedBy close alignment with French royal interests
relocation of papal residence to France
conflictWith Knights Templar
countryOfResidence Kingdom of France
Kingdom of France
endTime 1312
1314
follows pontificate of Benedict XI
governmentType theocratic monarchy
hasHistoricalReputation beginning of the so‑called Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy
hasLanguage Latin
hasPope Pope Clement V
hasSuccessorPapalResidence Avignon
influencedBy French royal policy
involves Council of Vienne
jurisdiction Roman Catholic Church
locationOfEvent Council of Vienne
marksBeginningOf Avignon Papacy
notableFor beginning of papal residence outside Rome
increased French influence over papal policy
papacyEnd 1314
papacyStart 1305
partOf history of the Catholic Church
policyDecision suppression of the Knights Templar at Council of Vienne
precedes pontificate of John XXII
relatedTo aftermath of the conflict with Pope Boniface VIII
conflict between papacy and Holy Roman Empire
religion Catholic Church
seatMovedFrom Rome
seatMovedTo Avignon
seatOfPapacy Avignon
significantEvent suppression of the Knights Templar
startTime 1305
1309
1311
timePeriod early 14th century

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Clement ("Pope Clement V")
hasNotableBearer
Avignon Papacy
hasPart

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