Urban VI

Urban VI Originally Bartolomeo Prignano. 1318?-1389.

Pope (1378-1389) who precipitated the Great Schism by alienating the French cardinals, who in turn elected an antipope (1378).

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Urban VI

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(Biographies / Urban VI (?1318-1389) M, Italian, RELIGION: clergyman, RELIGION: pope) original name Bartolomeo Prignano. ?1318-89, Italian ecclesiastic; pope (1378-89). His policies led to the election of an antipope by the French cardinals, thus beginning the Great Schism in the West

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Urban VI - Italian pope from 1378 to 1389 whose contested election began the Great Schism; he alienated his political allies by his ruthless treatment of his opponents (1318-1389) Bartolomeo Prignano