RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Antipope Clement VII

1342 - 1394

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Robert of Geneva (French: Robert de Genève; 1342 – 16 September 1394) was elected to the papacy as Clement VII (French: Clément VII) by the cardinals who opposed Pope Urban VI and was the first antipope residing in Avignon, France. His election led to the Western Schism. The son of Amadeus III, Count of Geneva, Robert became Archbishop of Cambrai and was made a cardinal in 1371. As legate, during the War of the Eight Saints, he is said to have authorized the massacre of over 2,000 civilians at Cesena in 1377. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antipope Clement VII is the 653rd most popular religious figure (down from 547th in 2019), the 740th most popular biography from France (down from 593rd in 2019) and the 40th most popular French Religious Figure.

Clement VII was the last of the Avignon popes and was most famous for his decision to move the papacy back to Rome.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Antipope Clement VII ranks 653 out of 3,187. Before him are Junayd of Baghdad, Henry Molaison, Maudgalyayana, Baal Shem Tov, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, and Kateri Tekakwitha. After him are Philemon, Peter Lombard, Vinko Puljić, Macarius of Egypt, Hans Küng, and Óscar Romero.

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Among people born in 1342, Antipope Clement VII ranks 3. Before him are Philip the Bold, and Tokhtamysh. After him are Jeong Dojeon, Frederick the Simple, Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür, Catherine of Bohemia, Leo V, King of Armenia, Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque, and Julian of Norwich. Among people deceased in 1394, Antipope Clement VII ranks 1. After him are Anne of Bohemia, Gongyang of Goryeo, Emperor Chōkei, John Hawkwood, Mary de Bohun, Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster, Adolf III of the Marck, Nerio I Acciaioli, Dorothea of Montau, and Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina.

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In France

Among people born in France, Antipope Clement VII ranks 740 out of 6,770. Before him are François Guizot (1787), Félix Faure (1841), Jan Gossaert (1478), Michel Barnier (1951), Louis Auguste Blanqui (1805), and Léon Bourgeois (1851). After him are Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772), Louis Blériot (1872), Adela of Champagne (1140), Marie of Anjou (1404), Louise de La Vallière (1644), and Raymond Queneau (1903).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Antipope Clement VII ranks 40. Before him are Luigi Lucheni (1873), Ansgar (801), Rashi (1040), Peter the Hermit (1050), Clotilde (475), and Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651). After him are Peter Waldo (1140), Louis de Montfort (1673), Jean Meslier (1664), Catherine Labouré (1806), Ivo of Kermartin (1253), and Robert of Molesme (1024).

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