Papal Diplomacy Around the Council of Pisa (1409)

Name: Papal Diplomacy Around the Council of Pisa (1409)
Start: 1409

Type Event Region Europe Time 1409

In March 1409, cardinals convened a council at Pisa to resolve the Western Schism since 1378, deposing Gregory XII and Benedict XIII and electing Ale…

Timeline

1409Pisa · ItalyUnder pressure from King Charles VI of France and the university parties, the cardinals convened a council at Pisa in the name of the whole Church, seeking to transcend the authority of the two rival popes and end the schism.
1409Pisa · ItalyThe council declared Gregory XII (Rome) and Benedict XIII (Avignon) schismatics and deposed them, but both refused to accept the decision, plunging papal diplomacy into a deeper deadlock.
1409Pisa · ItalyThe Council of Pisa elected Alexander V as the new pope, but neither the Roman nor the Avignon faction recognized him; European states sided with factions according to political interests, and the three-pope situation prolonged the schism until the Council of Constance in 1417.

Sources

The Council of Pisa, 1409: The End of the Schism? — Noël Valois (1909)
Encyclopedia Britannica: Council of Pisa https://www.britannica.com/event/Council-of-Pisa