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Spain in 1403

Historical records for Spain in 1403, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

March

12 March 1403Siege of AvignonBenedict XIII

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

12 March 1403Western SchismBenedict XIII

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

Other Events

1403Arrest of Benedict XIIIBenedict XIII

Provence · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Escapes to Provence

Names involved

Benedict XIII

Places involved

AvignonProvence

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.