Western Schism: Election of a Third Antipope (1409)

Name: Western Schism: Election of a Third Antipope (1409)
Start: 1409
End: 1410

Type Event Region Europe Time 1409–1410

In 1409 the Pisa Council deposed Gregory XII and Benedict XIII and elected Pietro Filargi as Pope Alexander V, turning the ongoing Western Schism fro…

Timeline

1409Pisa · PisaThe college of cardinals of the Pisa Council elected the Cretan cardinal Pietro Filargi as pope, taking the name Alexander V, claiming him to be the lawful supreme head of the universal Church.
1409–1410Western Europe · EuropeGregory XII (Rome) and Benedict XIII (Avignon/Peñíscola) both refused to resign; Alexander V operated in Pisa–Bologna, while European states recognized different popes according to political interests, further fragmenting Church authority.

Sources

Western Schism https://www.britannica.com/event/Western-Schism
Council of Pisa https://www.britannica.com/event/Council-of-Pisa