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Death of Pope Martin IV

Type Event Region Rome Time 1285

Pope Martin IV died at Perugia on 28 March 1285, ending a papacy of about three and a half years;…

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  1. 1285Perugia · UmbriaMartin IV died in Perugia of failing health at about age 62; his body was later buried in the Basilica of Saint Francis.
  2. 1285Rome · RomeThe papal throne lay vacant and the cardinals held an election in Rome; various factions jockeyed over the future direction of the Sicilian war and Curial fiscal policy.

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