Pope Alexander V

Alexander V (also Peter of Candia or Peter Philarges, ca. 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. 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. While he was in Paris the Western Schism (1378-1417) occurred; Philarges supported Urban VI. He settled in ...

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Antipope John XXIII, antipope of the Pisan party (1410–1415), (about 1370 – November 22, 1419), was born as Baldassare Cossa. Cardinal Baldassare Cossa was one of the seven cardinals who, in May of 1408, deserted Pope Gregory XII, and, with those belonging to the obedience of Antipope Benedict XIII, convened the Council of Pisa, of which Cossa became the leader. They elected P ...

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1339 - Events. Emperor Go-Murakami ascends to the throne of Japan Kashmir is conquered by the muslims 1339 - Births. July 23 - King Louis I of Naples (d. 1384) November 1 - Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (died 1365) Pope Alexander V (died 1410) John V, Duke of Brittany (died 1399) Eric XII of Sweden (died 1359) 1339 - Deaths. February 17 - Duke Otto of Austria (born 1301) ...

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The University of Leipzig (Universität Leipzig), located in Leipzig in the Free State and former Kingdom of Saxony, is one of the oldest universities in Europe. It was founded in 1409 by Frederick I, Elector of Saxony and his brother William II, Markgraf of Meißen, and was originally comprised of four faculties. Today it has grown to 14 faculties, and with over 29,000 students, is Saxony's second-largest university. Since its inception the university has enjoyed almost 600 years of uninterrupted teaching and research. There a ...

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Catholic Encyclopedia. Council of Pisa - Preliminaries. The Great Schism of the West had lasted thirty years (since 1378), and none of the means employed to bring it to an end had been successful. Compromise or arbitral agreement between the two parties had never been seriously attempted; surrender had failed lamentably owing to the obstinacy of the rival popes, all equally convinced of their rights; action, that is the interference of pri ...

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1410 - Events. July 15 – Battle of Grunwald (a.k.a. Tannenberg or Zalgiris). Polish-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. 1410 - Births. William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness (died 1484) Johannes Ockeghem, Dutch composer (approximate date; died 1497) ...

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The University of Leipzig in the past has attracted a number of renowned scholars. Among the great minds that shaped the profile of the university are: astronomer and mathematician August Ferdinand Möbius chemist Wilhelm Ostwald economist Karl Bücher economist Wilhem Roscher educationalist Theodor Litt germanist Theodor Frings Greek scholar Petrus Mosellanus historian Karl Lamprecht historian Walter Markov man of letters Rudolf von Gottschall ...

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On the Feast of the Annunciation, 4 patriarchs, 22 cardinals, and 80 bishops asembled in the cathedral of Pisa under the presidency of Cardinal de Malesset, Bishop of Palestrina. Among the clergy were the representatives of 100 absent bishops, 87 abbots with the proxies of those who could not come to Pisa, 41 priors and generals of religious orders, 300 doctors of theology or canon law. The ambassadors of all the Christian kingdoms completed this august assembly. Judicial procedure began at once. Two cardinal deacons, two bishops, and two no ...

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The Great Schism of the West had lasted thirty years (since 1378), and none of the means employed to bring it to an end had been successful. Compromise or arbitral agreement between the two parties had never been seriously attempted; surrender had failed lamentably owing to the obstinacy of the rival popes, all equally convinced of their rights; action, that is the interference of princes and armies, had been without result. During these deplorable divisions Pope Boniface IX, Pope Innocent VII, and Pope Gregory XII had in turn replaced Pope ...

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