Clement VI

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Clement VI: References & Edit History

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Assorted References

association with Nicholas of Autrecourt
- In Nicholas Of Autrecourt
denouncement of Cola di Rienzo
- In Cola Di Rienzo
position on indulgences
- In indulgence
purchase of Avignon
- In Avignon

history of

Bohemia
- In Czechoslovak history: The Luxembourg dynasty
Germany
- In Germany: Constitutional conflicts in the 14th century

Additional Reading

Diana Wood, Clement VI: The Pontificate and Ideas of an Avignon Pope (1989).

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 22, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Dec 02, 2023
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Sep 12, 2008
	Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Pope Clement VI.	Kanchan Gupta	Sep 10, 2007
	Article revised and updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 16, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998