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Robert of Geneva was elected to the papacy as Clement VII by the cardinals who opposed Urban VI and was the first antipope residing in Avignon, France. His election led to the Western Schism.

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Occupation: politician, Catholic priest
Position held: Cardinal-priest Ss. XII Apostoli, antipope, Roman Catholic Bishop of Therouanne, Roman Catholic Bishop of Cambrai
Citizenship: France
Born: 1342
Died: September 16, 1394

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antipope from 1378 to 1394

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About Clement VII

Robert of Geneva was elected to the papacy as Clement VII by the cardinals who opposed Urban VI and was the first antipope residing in Avignon, France. His election led to the Western Schism.

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Occupation: politician, Catholic priest
Position held: Cardinal-priest Ss. XII Apostoli, antipope, Roman Catholic Bishop of Therouanne, Roman Catholic Bishop of Cambrai
Citizenship: France
Born: 1342
Died: September 16, 1394

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Henri Auguste César Serrur via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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