History of Pope Gregory XII

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Gregory XII (Angelo Coraria or Corraro), pope from 1406 to 1409, born at Venice about 1326, succeeded Innocent VII on 30th November 1406, having been chosen at Rome by a conclave consisting of only fifteen cardinals, under the express condition that, shopuld Benedict XIII of Avignon renounce all claim to the papacy, he also would renounce his, so that a fresh election might be made by the no longer divided church.

Gregory XII (Angelo Coraria or Corraro), pope from 1406 to 1409, born at Venice about 1326, succeeded Innocent VII on 30th November 1406, having been chosen at Rome by a conclave consisting of only fifteen cardinals, under the express condition that, should Benedict XIII of Avignon renounce all claim to the Papacy, he also would renounce his, so that a fresh election might be made by the no longer divided church.

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from the 9th edition (1880) of an unnamed encyclopedia

from the 9th edition (1880) of an unnamed encyclopedia