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Siege of Avignon

Spain · Religion / Roman Catholic Church. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

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Benedict XIII12 March 1403

Avignon · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

An army led by Geoffrey Boucicaut, brother of Jean Boucicaut, occupied Avignon and started a five-year siege of the papal palace which ended when Benedict managed to escape from Avignon on 12 March 1403, and seek shelter in territory belonging to Louis II of Anjou

Names involved

Benedict XIII

Provenance

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