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Key Facts |
| Other names |
Angelo Correr or Corraro |
| Born |
1336 |
| Location |
Venice, Italy |
| Bloodline |
Venetian nobility |
| Married |
No. Mistresses |
| Children |
Yes, all illegitimate |
| Position |
Pope (1406-1415) |
| Died |
October 1417 |
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Background |
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Angelo Corraro (also Cortarrio or Corrarrio) of Venetian nobility elected Pope during the multi-Pope period of fighting between Spanish, French and Italian-German Papal families. |
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Became Pope in 1406 upon the death of Pope Innocent VII (1404-1406) by a conclave of less than fifteen cardinals in opposition to Pope Benedict XIII at Avignon. |
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Resigned as Pope in 1415 upon the truce of Cardinals at the Council of Constance and the compromise candidate of Odo (or Oddone) Colonna Pope Martin V. |
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Most Evil Crimes |
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List of most evil crimes |
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Crime |
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Of murder: (1415) John Huss of Bohemia, critic of papal corruption but guaranteed in writing personal safety by Pope Gregory XII, burned at the stake. "When dealing with heretics, one is not obligated to keep his word." – Pope Gregory XII. 1415 |
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