Urban VI

· 1378 – 1389 · 12 yrs · died

Elected under pressure from a Roman mob, then so abrasive the cardinals elected someone else. Two popes resulted.

Did

Didn't

Keep the cardinals: within months they declared his election invalid and chose Clement VII at Fondi, beginning the Western Schism (1378–1417).
Trust anyone: had several cardinals tortured and, probably, killed.

From the record

Pope Urban VI, born Bartolomeo Prignano, was head of the Catholic Church from 8 April 1378 to his death, in October 1389. He was the last pope elected from outside the College of Cardinals. His pontificate began shortly after the end of the Avignon Papacy. It was marked by immense conflict between rival factions as a part of the Western Schism, with much of Europe, such as France, the Iberian Kingdoms of Castile and Aragon, and Scotland recognizing Clement VII, based in Avignon, as the true pope.

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