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Also Known As Petros Philargos • Pietro di Candia • Peter of Candia
Born c.1339
Died May 3, 1410 • Bologna • Papal States
Title / Office antipope (1409-1410)
Role In Council of Pisa • Western Schism
Jan Hus
Jan Hus
Bohemian religious leader
Martin V
Martin V
pope
John
antipope
Ailly, Pierre d'
Pierre d’Ailly
French cardinal
Nicholas Of Clémanges
French theologian
Benedict
antipope
Urban VI, detail from the sarcophagus in his crypt, 1389; in the basilica of St. Peter's, Rome
Urban VI
pope
Clement
antipope
Benedict XIII, pope from 1724 to 1730, detail from his tomb monument by Carlo Marchionni, 1734; in the church of Sta. Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
Benedict XIII
pope
Innocent VII
pope
Clement VIII, hammered copper bust, early 17th century; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Clement
antipope
Gregory XII
pope
Boniface IX, detail from a statue, 14th century; in the basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, Rome
Boniface IX
pope
Henri Arnauld
French bishop
Saint Benedict of Aniane
French bishop
Christopher
duke of Württemberg
Catherine Arnauld
French nun
Antoine Arnauld
French lawyer
Melchior de Polignac
French clergyman and statesman
portrait of Charlemagne by Albrecht Dürer
Charlemagne
Holy Roman emperor [747?–814]