🧵/2 Thanks to a spat between Phillip IV of France & the papacy in early c14 which led to the death of Boniface VIII after he was seized and imprisoned Pope Clement V (1305–1314) who was born in Gascony, rather than moving to Rome set up his court in Avignon #MedievalMonday

🧵/3 What became known as the Avignon papacy continued for 67 years, subsequently growing into the Western schism where up to 3 different Popes were claiming the title at once It was only in 1420 that Martin V finally (permanently) moved the seat back to Rome #MedievalMonday