Pope Martin V

Timeline

1. c. 1369–1405Ceccano · LazioBorn into the Roman noble Colonna family, he was educated in Bologna and elsewhere, entered the church, and rose to cardinal-deacon, taking part in curial administration and diplomacy.
2. 1417–1420Constance · Baden-WürttembergElected pope at the Council of Constance in November 1417, taking the name Martin V, he ended the Western Schism caused by the coexistence of multiple antipopes, laying the foundation for curial unity and subsequent reform.
3. 1421–1430Rome · RomeAfter returning to Rome in 1420, Martin V worked to rebuild curial finances and administration, promoted building projects including St. Peter's Basilica, intervened in the balance of power among the city-states and kingdoms of the Italian peninsula, and coordinated church and political relations among England, France and others in the later Hundred Years' War.