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Urban VI

Type Figure Region Italy Time c. 1318–1389 Also known as Pope Urban VI

Born Bartolomeo Prignano, elected Roman pope in 1378, advocating church reform and keeping the papacy in Rome;…

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  1. 1381–1389Rome · RomeFrom 1381–1389 he held firm to the Roman papacy, pushing disciplinary reforms and opposing the Avignon antipope, provoking long-standing disputes over papal allegiance among powers such as Naples and Hungary, until his death in 1389.

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