![110 In 1274 king of France Philippe III le Hardi gives an area including Avignon called Comtat Venaissin to (184th) pope Gregory X. (The comtat was merged into...](thumbs/110.webp)
In 1274 king of France Philippe III le Hardi gives an area including Avignon called Comtat Venaissin to (184th) pope Gregory X. (The comtat was merged into…
![128 The 195th pope, Clement V, who was born in France in the Bordeaux area, fled Rome and the wars between the Guelphs and the Ghibellines and decided to settle in...](thumbs/128.webp)
The 195th pope, Clement V, who was born in France in the Bordeaux area, fled Rome and the wars between the Guelphs and the Ghibellines and decided to settle in…
![260 Overall 6 popes and 3 anti-popes lived in Avignon between 1309 and 1377 (popes Clement V, John XXII, Benedict XII, Clement VI, Innocent VI, Urban V, Gregory XI)...](thumbs/260.webp)
Overall 6 popes and 3 anti-popes lived in Avignon between 1309 and 1377 (popes Clement V, John XXII, Benedict XII, Clement VI, Innocent VI, Urban V, Gregory XI)…
![134 Gregory XI returned to Rome in 1377 and died there in 1378. The conclave (an assembly of cardinals) convened to elect a new pope: Urban VI; however difficulties...](thumbs/134.webp)
Gregory XI returned to Rome in 1377 and died there in 1378. The conclave (an assembly of cardinals) convened to elect a new pope: Urban VI; however difficulties…
![145-148 Courtyard of the old palace, the palace built by pope Benedict XII. Pope Clement VI then added a second courtyard and further enlarged the palace; the resulting...](thumbs/145-148.webp)
Courtyard of the old palace, the palace built by pope Benedict XII. Pope Clement VI then added a second courtyard and further enlarged the palace; the resulting…