Alexander V (also Peter of Candia or Peter Philarges, c. 1339 - May 3, 1410) was Pope or Antipope during the Western Schism. He reigned from June 26, 1409 to his death in 1410 and is now officially regarded by the Catholic Church as an antipope. Events Emperor Go-Murakami ascends to the throne of Japan Births Duke Rudolf IV of Austria, the Founder, on November 1 Deaths Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, on February 17 Categories: 1339 ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... Events July 15 – Lithuanian forces under the cousins Władysław Jagiełło of Poland and Witowt of Lithuania decisively defeat the forces of the Teutonic Knights, whose power is broken Jan Hus is excommunicated by the Archbishop of Prague. ... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. ... An antipope is one whose claim to being Pope is the result of a disputed or contested election. ... In Christianity, the East-West Schism, usually called the Great Schism (though this latter term sometimes refers to the Western Schism of 1378), was the event that separated Eastern Orthodoxy and Western Catholicism in 1054. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... Events January 1 - The Welsh surrender Harlech Castle to the English. ... Events July 15 – Lithuanian forces under the cousins Władysław Jagiełło of Poland and Witowt of Lithuania decisively defeat the forces of the Teutonic Knights, whose power is broken Jan Hus is excommunicated by the Archbishop of Prague. ... The Roman Catholic Church believes its founding was based on Jesus appointment of Saint Peter as the primary church leader, later Bishop of Rome. ... An antipope is one whose claim to being Pope is the result of a disputed or contested election. ...

He was born in Crete of unknown parents and entered the Franciscan order. His abilities were such that he was sent to study at the universities of Oxford and Paris (University_of_Paris). While he was in Paris the Western Schism (1378-1417) occurred; Philarges supported Urban VI. He settled in Lombardy, where, thanks to the favour of Giangaleazzo Visconti the Duke of Milan, he became bishop, first of Piacenza (1386), then of Vicenza (1387), then of Novara (1389), and finally archbishop of Milan (1402). Crete, sometimes spelled Krete (Greek Κρήτη / Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ... Franciscans is the common name used to designate a variety of mendicant religious orders of men or women tracing their origin to Francis of Assisi and following the Rule of St. ... The University of Oxford, situated in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Sorbonne, Paris, in a 17th century engraving The historic University of Paris (French: Université de Paris) first appeared in the second half of the 12th century, but was in 1970 reorganized as 13 autonomous universities (University of Paris I–XIII). ... In Christianity, the East-West Schism, usually called the Great Schism (though this latter term sometimes refers to the Western Schism of 1378), was the event that separated Eastern Orthodoxy and Western Catholicism in 1054. ... Events March - John Wyclif tried to gain public favour by laying his theses before parliament, and then made them public in a tract. ... Events Antipope Benedict XIII is deposed, and Pope Martin V is elected. ... Urban VI, née Bartolomeo Prignano ( 1318 – October 15, 1389), pope (1378 to 1389), was a native of Naples. ... Lombardy (in Italian Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po Valley. ... Giangaleazzo Visconti (1351-1406) was the first Duke of Milan and he ruled the city for much of the early Renaissance. ... This page lists rulers of Milan from the 13th century to the present. ... Piacenza is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, of approximately 104,000 inhabitants. ... Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Hapsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... Vicenza (population 107,223) is the capital of the province of Vicenza in the Veneto region, northern Italy at the northern base of the Monti Berici, straddling the Bacchiglione. ... Events June 2 - John Holland, a maternal half-brother of Richard II of England, is created Earl of Huntingdon. ... Novara is a city of northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. ... Events February 24 - Margaret I seizes Albert, thus becoming ruler of Denmark, Norway and Sweden June 15 - Battle of Kosovo between Serbs and Ottomans. ... The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. ... Events September 14 - Battle of Homildon Hill. ...

On being created cardinal by Innocent VII in 1405, he devoted all his energies to the re-union of the church, in spite of the two rival popes. He was one of the promoters of the Council of Pisa and his politicking incurred the displeasure of Gregory XII, who ordered Philarges deprived of both his archbishopric and his cardinalitial dignity. Innocent VII, born Cosimo de Migliorati ( 1336 - November 6, 1406) was briefly pope at Rome, from 1404 to 1406, during the Western Schism while there was a rival pope, Benedict XIII (1394-1423), at Avignon. ... Events Early feminist Christine de Pizan writes The Book of the City of Ladies Erection of Bath Abbey (-- 1499) Publication of Bellifortis by Konrad Kyeser (book on military technology) Births October 18 - Pope Pius II Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg, Albanias national hero Deaths February 14 - Timur (aka Tamerlane), Mongol monarch... The Council of Pisa met in 1409 to solve the Great Schism in the Catholic Church. ... Gregory XII, né Angelo Coraria (Venice 1326 - October 18, 1417), pope from 1406 to 1415, succeeded Innocent VII on November 30, 1406, having been chosen at Rome by a conclave consisting of only fifteen cardinals, under the express condition that, should Benedict XIII, the rival pope at Avignon, renounce all...

At the Council of Pisa (from March 25, 1409) the assembled cardinals chose Philarges as the new prelate for a chair they presumed was vacant. He was crowned on June 26, 1409 making him in reality the third rival pontiff. March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... Events January 1 - The Welsh surrender Harlech Castle to the English. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... Events January 1 - The Welsh surrender Harlech Castle to the English. ...

During his ten month reign, Alexander V's aim was to extend his obedience with the assistance of France, and, notably, of Duke Louis II of Anjou, upon whom he conferred the investiture of the Kingdom of Sicily, having removed it from Ladislas of Naples. He proclaimed and promised rather than effected a certain number of reforms: the abandonment of the rights of "spoils" and "procurations," and the re-establishment of the system of canonical election in the cathedral churches and principal monasteries. He also gave out papal favours with a lavish hand, from which the mendicant orders benefitted especially. The Angevin French prince, Louis II of Anjou (1377 - 1417) was the rival of Ladislas as king of Naples. ... The following is a list of monarchs of Naples and Sicily: See also: List of Counts of Apulia and Calabria Hauteville Counts of Sicily, 1071-1130 Roger I 1071-1101 Simon 1101-1105 Roger II 1105-1130 Hauteville Kings of Sicily, 1130-1198 Roger II 1130-1154 William I 1154... King Ladislas of Naples, titular king of Jerusalem (February 11, 1377-August 6, 1414) was of the senior Angevin line, its last male, and was called The Magnanimous. Son of Charles III and Margherita of Durazzo, he became the King of Naples from the age of nine (1386) under his...

Death came upon him suddenly while he was with Cardinal Baldassare Cossa at Bologna, in the night of the 3-4 May 1410. His remains were placed in the church of St. Francis at Bologna. A rumour went about that he had been poisoned by Cossa, who did succeed him as John XXIII. Whether Alexander V was a pope or an antipope is still a matter of debate, although he is not listed by the Vatican as a pope. Antipope John XXIII, antipope of the Pisan party ( 1410- 1415), (about 1370 - November 22, 1419), was born as Baldassare Cossa. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... Events July 15 – Lithuanian forces under the cousins Władysław Jagiełło of Poland and Witowt of Lithuania decisively defeat the forces of the Teutonic Knights, whose power is broken Jan Hus is excommunicated by the Archbishop of Prague. ... Antipope John XXIII, antipope of the Pisan party ( 1410- 1415), (about 1370 - November 22, 1419), was born as Baldassare Cossa. ... An antipope is one whose claim to being Pope is the result of a disputed or contested election. ...

See also

• other popes named Alexander.

There have been eight popes named Alexander. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

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