The French cardinals, mortally offended by the …
Years: 1378 - 1378
The French cardinals, mortally offended by the new pontiff’s behavior, meet at Anagni five months after Urban’s election and invite Urban, who realizes that he will be seized and perhaps slain.
In his absence they issue a manifesto of grievances on August 9 that declares his election invalid because, they allege, under pressure and fear for their lives, they had been cowed by the mob into electing an Italian.
Locations
People
Groups
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Naples, Angevin Kingdom of
- Comtat Venaissin (Papal enclave)
- France, (Valois) Kingdom of
Topics
- Avignon Papacy
- Western Schism or Papal Schism (also known as the Great Schism of Western Christianity)
