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When Pope Clement V is chosen, the capital of the Christian Religion is moved to Avignon, which severly weakens the papacy.
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Pope Gregory XI dies while visiting Rome. The Cardinals meet in Rome to choose the next pope and decide on Pope Urban VI, as the people demanded a Roman or a Italian to be pope instead of a french man.
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The cardinals regret their decision to make Urban the pope and elect Clement VII while Urban was still ruling. Clement ruled from Avignon and Urban from Rome.
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The cardinals and the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire forced the now three popes to step down.
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The cardinals chose a single pope to end the Great Schism. His name was Martin V. The time of unrest ended but the papacy was greatly weakened.
