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Clement VI

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Clement VI 1291-1352, pope (1342-52), a Frenchman named Pierre Roger; successor of Benedict XII. His court was at Avignon. He had been archbishop of Sens, archbishop of Rouen, and cardinal (1338). During his pontificate there was a major outbreak of the plague known as the Black Death (1348-50); Clement did what he could for sufferers. He tried to stem the wave of anti-Semitism brought on by the plague, and he did much to protect the Jews. In Roman affairs Clement at first favored Cola di Rienzi , then helped to defeat him. He had a quarrel with Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV over the... Read more

Clement VI
Clement VI (1291–1352), Pope from 1342. Pierre Roger was elected Pope at Avignon . His French sympathies hindered his efforts to make... Read more

Clement VI
...Italian nobility. In exchange for his protection, Joan I of Naples sold him Avignon. Clement opposed the Franciscan ascetics known as the Spirituals, enlarged the papal palace, and fostered art and scholarship. Clement VI Clement VI Clement VI Read more

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	The Pontificate of Clement VII: History, Politics, Culture.(Book review) ; ...was not the center of artistic patronage in Rome during Clement's pontificate, and Julia Haig Gaisser presents a less favorable view of Clement as patron from the point of view of two humanists. One...for the papal choir, Richard Sherr points out, although Clement did take a close interest in the ... Read more
	Papacy and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Rome: Pius VI and the Arts.(Book Review) ; ...vacillating on Brashi's fate, Clement also capitulated to the demands...Jesuits be suppressed, which Clement did in 1773. In reaction to...from exile and elected as Clement's successor, becoming Plus VI. He issued his first encyclical...later was to the grottos. Plus VI's nephew, Romualdo, ... Read more
	Bride of Franckenstein required; If Baron Clement von Franckenstein fails to produce an heir, the illustrious Austrian name will die out forever - so he's hit London in search of a bride. If you're busty, sexually liberated and fertile, with one eye on a title, William Cash has just the man for you. ; ...he has to offer: his full title, Reichsfreiherr Baron Clement von zu und Franckenstein, dates back to 1678 and was...Austrian ambassador's residence in Los Angeles,' says Clement. 'I rarely use my title in LA but Arnold always calls...villa near Lake Geneva. The couple were introduced to Clement's ... Read more
	Friendly course lets you eat like a king - or at least like a kingmaker; Sir Clement Freud enjoys Warwick and finds it well prepared to cater for all - even those who don't, as yet, attend.(Sports) ; Byline: Clement Freud I HAVE taken sleeping pills for most of my adult life. It is common...who twice got a result, first with Edward IV and then by getting Henry VI Part II on to the throne. I asked a man what the food was like in this noble... Read more
	Cuomo Announces $35M HOPE VI Grant to Nashville to Transform Public Housing and Help Residents ; ...Authority a $35 million HOPE VI grant to make housing available...transformation program known as HOPE VI. The grants will be used to provide...Bill Frist and Congressman Bob Clement. "We are transforming public...privileged few. Nashville's HOPE VI grant will move us toward our... Read more
	Attlee and Truman: Jerry Brookshire shows that the 'special relationship' in 1945-51 was in safe, and curiously similar, hands.(Cross Current)(Clement Attlee, Harry Truman) ; ...the polls. Who could possibly replace those heroic leaders? Clement Attlee and Harry Truman? Succeed, yes. But replace in influence...ministerial addresses. Both were devoted family men. and while Vi Attlee reluctantly accepted her husband's political career... Read more
	Hope VI information said withheld. ; ...subcommittee that supervises the so-called Hope VI redevelopment effort. In an e-mail forwarded...along dealt with one segment of the Hope VI program, community support services for...from the construction side of the Hope VI program, or any that covers the entire...Deloris Rogers and City Councilman ... Read more
	Attlee. (assessment of former UK Prime Minister Clement Attlee of the Labor Party) ; ...one bothered to compare the party's leaders, Tony Blair and Clement Attlee. Two more dissimilar characters, it seemed, would be...called him an insect, and sometimes only a buzz. King George VI decided that the taciturn little man should be called Clam... Read more
	MY WEEK: Clement Freud ; ...fruit cake bearing the legend: "Best before December 24." Still no reply from Save the Unicorn's number in Wantage. "When James VI came to rule over England he brought with him a unicorn from Orkney to supplant the Red Dragon of Wales and support the English... Read more
	Cubs, Sox following same path ; ...uses a wet towel to help Matt Clement cool off between the eighth and ninth innings. Clement struck out 12 in the Cubs...Now that Crosstown Classic VI is complete, we can say with...Saturday's game before Matt Clement's outstanding pitching performance...analysis of Crosstown Classic VI: ... Read more

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