Clement VI
Birth name	Pierre Roger
Papacy began	May 7, 1342
Papacy ended	December 6, 1352
Predecessor	Benedict XII
Successor	Innocent VI
Born	1291 Rosiers-d'Égletons, Limousin, France
Died	December 6, 1352 Avignon, France

Clement VI, né Pierre Roger (1291 – December 6, 1352), the fourth of the Avignon Popes, was elected in May 1342, and reigned until his death. Image File history File links Clemens_VI.gif Summary H.H. Pope Clement VI Licensing This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or less. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... Events May - Pope Clement VI elected John III Comnenus becomes emperor of Trebizond Louis becomes king of Sicily and duke of Athens Constantine IV becomes king of Armenia Patriarch of Antioch transferred to Damascus under Ignatius II Kitzbühel becomes part of Tyrol Louis I becomes king of Hungary Births... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events June 4 - Glarus joins the Swiss Confederation. ... Benedict XII, né Jacques Fournier ( 1280s – April 25, 1342), was Pope from 1334 to 1342. ... Innocent VI, né Étienne Aubert (1282 or 1295 – September 12, 1362), Pope at Avignon from 1352 to 1362, the successor of Pope Clement VI (1342–52), was a native of the hamlet of Les Monts, diocese of Limoges (today part of the commune of Beyssac, département of Corrèze... For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. ... Capital Limoges Area 16,942 km² Regional President Jean-Paul Denanot Population  - 2004 estimate  - 1999 census  - Density 710,939 42/km² Arrondissements 8 Cantons 106 Communes 747 Départements Corrèze Creuse Haute-Vienne Limousin is a former province of France and now a region of France, around the city... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events June 4 - Glarus joins the Swiss Confederation. ... View over the Rhône River to North-East with Mt Ventoux at the rear Palais des papes Square below the Palace of the Popes Paul Vs coat-of-arms on the Palais des papes The Notre Dame des Doms cathedral is located in the heart of Avignon, near... For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events June 4 - Glarus joins the Swiss Confederation. ... The Papal palace in Avignon In the history of the Roman Catholic Church, the Avignon Papacy was the period from 1305 to 1378 during which the Bishop of Rome, the Pope, lived in Avignon (now a part of France) rather than in Rome. ... Events May - Pope Clement VI elected John III Comnenus becomes emperor of Trebizond Louis becomes king of Sicily and duke of Athens Constantine IV becomes king of Armenia Patriarch of Antioch transferred to Damascus under Ignatius II Kitzbühel becomes part of Tyrol Louis I becomes king of Hungary Births...

Like his immediate predecessors, he was devoted to France, and he further evinced his French sympathies by refusing a solemn invitation to return to Rome, and by purchasing the sovereignty of Avignon from Joan I of Naples (1343–82), for 80,000 crowns. The money was never paid, but Clement VI may have deemed that he gave the queen a full equivalent by absolving her from the murder of her husband, further, most of the land had previously been used as a Brothel. City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,553,873 almost 4,300,000 1. ... View over the Rhône River to North-East with Mt Ventoux at the rear Palais des papes Square below the Palace of the Popes Paul Vs coat-of-arms on the Palais des papes The Notre Dame des Doms cathedral is located in the heart of Avignon, near... Queen Joan I (1327 - May 12, 1382) was born Joanna of Anjou. ...

Clement VI wrote Bull 'Unigenitus', January 27, 1343, in order to justify the power of the Pope and the selling of indulgences. This document was also used in the defence of indulgences, after Luther pinned his 95 Theses to a church in Wittenburg on October 31, 1517. January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Magnus II of Sweden abdicates from the throne of Norway in favor of his son Haakon VI of Norway. ... In the theology of Roman Catholicism, an indulgence is the remission of the temporal punishment due to God for a Christians sins. ... For other people named Martin Luther see: Martin Luther (disambiguation), or here for Martin Luther King, Jr. ... The 95 Theses. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... Events January 22 - Battle of Ridanieh. ...

Clement VI reigned during the Black Death. This pandemic swept through Europe (as well as Asia and the Middle East) between 1347–1350, and is believed to have killed about one third of Europe's population. During the plague, Clement VI's physicians advised him that surrounding himself with torches would block the plague. However, he soon became skeptical of this recommendation and fled to his countryside estate. He never contracted the disease. Illustration of the Black Death from the Toggenburg Bible (1411). ... A pandemic (from Greek pan all + demos people) is an epidemic (an outbreak of an infectious disease) that spreads worldwide, or at least across a large region. ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to some dispute as to Europes actual borders. ... Asia is the largest and most populous region or continent depending on the definition. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... -1... Events 29 August - An English fleet personally commanded by King Edward III defeats a Spanish fleet in the battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer. ... Medieval demography is demography in the Middle Ages. ...

The other chief incidents of his pontificate were his disputes with Edward III of England (1327–77) on account of the latter's encroachments on ecclesiastical jurisdiction, his excommunication of the Emperor Louis IV, his negotiations for reunion with the Eastern Church, and the commencement of Cola di Rienzi's agitation at Rome. Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377) was one of the most successful English kings of medieval times. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The name Louis IV is used to refer to numerous persons in history: Kings: Louis IV of France Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The term Eastern Church is variously used to refer to: The Eastern Orthodox Church, or Any of the Oriental Orthodox churches, or Any of the Eastern Rite Catholic churches, or The three groups collectively, when speaking of things they share in common with each other but not with Western churches. ... Cola di Rienzi (c. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,553,873 almost 4,300,000 1. ...

He died on December 6, 1352, leaving the reputation of "a fine gentleman, a prince munificent to profusion, a patron of the arts and learning, but no saint" (Gregorovius; see also Gibbon, chap. 66). Ferdinand Gregorovius (January 19, 1821–May 1, 1891) was a German historian who specialized in the medieval history of Rome. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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See also: other Popes named Clement. There have been fourteen popes named Clement. ...

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