Clement V | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
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Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | 5 June 1305 |
Papacy ended | 20 April 1314 |
Predecessor | Benedict XI |
Successor | John XXII |
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Consecration | 14 November 1305 |
Personal details | |
Born | Raymond Bertrand de Got 1264 Villandraut, Gascony, Kingdom of France |
Died | 20 April 1314 Roquemaure, Kingdom of France | (aged 49–50)
Previous post(s) | Archbishop of Bordeaux |
Coat of arms | ![]() |
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Papal styles of Pope Clement V | |
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Reference style | His Holiness |
Spoken style | Your Holiness |
Religious style | Holy Father |
Posthumous style | None |
Pope Clement V (Latin: Clemens Quintus; c. 1264 – 20 April 1314), born Raymond Bertrand de Got (also occasionally spelled de Guoth and de Goth), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 June 1305 to his death, in April 1314. He is remembered for suppressing the order of the Knights Templar and allowing the execution of many of its members. A Frenchman by birth, Clement moved the Papacy from Rome to Avignon, ushering in the period known as the Avignon Papacy.[1]