Pope Clement VI
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Pope Clement VI was a 14th-century Avignon pope known for his lavish court, political involvement in European affairs, and leadership during the Black Death.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pope Clement VI canonical | 14 |
| Clement VI | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Pope Clement VI Context triple: [pontificate of Clement VI, hasPope, Pope Clement VI]
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Pope Clement V
Pope Clement V was the early 14th-century head of the Catholic Church best known for initiating the Avignon Papacy and suppressing the Knights Templar.
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Pope Benedict XII
Pope Benedict XII was a 14th-century head of the Catholic Church and Avignon pope known for his attempts at church reform and his conflicts with secular rulers.
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Pope John XXII
Pope John XXII was a 14th-century French-born pontiff of the Avignon Papacy known for his centralizing reforms, involvement in political conflicts, and influential but controversial theological positions.
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pontificate of Clement VI
The pontificate of Clement VI was a notable period of the Avignon Papacy marked by lavish courtly splendor, assertive papal authority, and the Church’s response to the Black Death in the mid-14th century.
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Pope Clement IV
Pope Clement IV was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1265 to 1268, known for his involvement in Italian and European political conflicts, including the struggle against the Hohenstaufen dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pope Clement VI Target entity description: Pope Clement VI was a 14th-century Avignon pope known for his lavish court, political involvement in European affairs, and leadership during the Black Death.
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A.
Pope Clement V
Pope Clement V was the early 14th-century head of the Catholic Church best known for initiating the Avignon Papacy and suppressing the Knights Templar.
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B.
Pope Benedict XII
Pope Benedict XII was a 14th-century head of the Catholic Church and Avignon pope known for his attempts at church reform and his conflicts with secular rulers.
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C.
Pope John XXII
Pope John XXII was a 14th-century French-born pontiff of the Avignon Papacy known for his centralizing reforms, involvement in political conflicts, and influential but controversial theological positions.
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pontificate of Clement VI
The pontificate of Clement VI was a notable period of the Avignon Papacy marked by lavish courtly splendor, assertive papal authority, and the Church’s response to the Black Death in the mid-14th century.
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Pope Clement IV
Pope Clement IV was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1265 to 1268, known for his involvement in Italian and European political conflicts, including the struggle against the Hohenstaufen dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
human ⓘ pope ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pope Clement VI
ⓘ
surface form:
Clement VI
Pierre Roger de Rosiers ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1291 ⓘ |
| birthName | Pierre Roger ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Maumont, Rosiers-d'Égletons, Corrèze, Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Abbey of La Chaise-Dieu ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| commissioned | rebuilding of the Palais des Papes in Avignon ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1352-12-06 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Avignon
ⓘ
surface form:
Avignon, Papal States
|
| educatedAt |
La Sorbonne
ⓘ
surface form:
College of Sorbonne
Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
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| electedPopeOn | 1342-05-07 ⓘ |
| era | 14th century ⓘ |
| grantedTitle | imperial crown to Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| inOfficeDuring |
Black Death
ⓘ
Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| issuedDocument |
Unigenitus (1343 bull)
ⓘ
surface form:
Unigenitus (1343) on the treasury of merits
papal bulls protecting Jews from accusations of causing the plague ⓘ |
| knownFor |
condemnation of persecution of Jews during the Black Death
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lavish papal court at Avignon ⓘ leadership during the Black Death ⓘ patronage of arts and culture ⓘ political involvement in European affairs ⓘ support of the French monarchy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Latin
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Old French ⓘ |
| mediatedIn | conflicts between France and England ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Benedictines
ⓘ
surface form:
Order of Saint Benedict
|
| papacyEnd | 1352-12-06 ⓘ |
| papacyStart | 1342-05-07 ⓘ |
| papalName |
Pope Clement VI
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Clement VI
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| partOf | Avignon Papacy ⓘ |
| patronOf | Abbey of La Chaise-Dieu ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | Papal Curia at Avignon ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Rouen
ⓘ
Bishop of Arras ⓘ Archbishop of Sens ⓘ
surface form:
Bishop of Sens
Cardinal-priest of Santi Nereo e Achilleo ⓘ Pope ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Benedict XII ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| residence | Avignon ⓘ |
| style | His Holiness ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Innocent VI ⓘ |
| supported |
Philip VI of France
ⓘ
surface form:
King Philip VI of France
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Subject: Pope Clement VI Description of subject: Pope Clement VI was a 14th-century Avignon pope known for his lavish court, political involvement in European affairs, and leadership during the Black Death.
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