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The antipope Benedict, besieged in his palace …

Years: 1403 - 1403

The antipope Benedict, besieged in his palace for the past five years, had managed to escape from Avignon on March 12, 1403 and seek shelter in territory belonging to Louis II of Anjou.

By this stage, Benedict's authority is no longer recognized in France, Portugal and Navarre, but he is acknowledged as pope in Scotland, Sicily, Castile, and Aragon, where Benedict flees to the protection of Martin I.