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Clement V

American

noun

Bertrand de Got, 1264–1314, French ecclesiastic: pope 1305–14.

Clement V British

noun

original name Bertrand de Got. ?1264–1314, pope (1305–14): removed the papal seat from Rome to Avignon in France (1309)

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Shortly thereafter, in 1305, a Frenchman, Clement V, was chosen to be the next pope, and the papacy was relocated to Avignon, France.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2020

Philip supported the election of a new pope, Clement V, in 1305.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

It’s important to note that the King of France, not Pope Clement V, accused the Knights Templar of heresy.

From National Geographic • May 12, 2016

Clement V, a French Pope who was elected by a French faction, thought his court would be safer there than in Rome.

From Time Magazine Archive

This church, which Clement V found on his removal to Avignon, and which may still be easily traced, was of the simple, primitive Provençal style.

From Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1 by Rose, Elise Whitlock

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