Emperor Ludwig of Bavaria elects an Anti-Pope in Rome Louis of Bavaria had had no difficulty in creating a schism: but now he had to persuade Christendom to accept the pope he had made. This task was rendered the more thankless by the fact that he had chosen a man of negative personality, about whom… Continue reading The Double Election
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Flamboyant Figure Stands Out in 14 Century History He was the subject of a Richard Wagner opera Rome and the Papacy: Urban V’s Return to Italy The commune of Rome had achieved its independence in 1144. During the fourteenth century, its relations with the papacy were affected by repercussions of contemporary events. In the hope,… Continue reading Cola di Rienzo