Papal banking and fiscal administration during the Avignon Papacy (1305–1378)

1. Clement V elected amid French–papal tensions

   Jun 5, 1305Labels: Clement V, Bertrand de

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2. Papal court relocates to Avignon

   Mar 9, 1309Labels: Avignon Curia, Clement V

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3. John XXII begins Avignon fiscal centralization

   Jan 1, 1316Labels: John XXII, Avignon treasury

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4. Florentine houses become key papal money movers

   Jan 1, 1316Labels: Bardi family, Peruzzi family

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5. Annates expand as a regular papal revenue

   Jan 1, 1318Labels: Annates, Papal revenue

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6. Palais des Papes construction begins under Benedict XII

   Jan 1, 1335Labels: Palais des, Benedict XII

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7. Major Florentine papal-transfer system collapses

   Jan 1, 1342Labels: Bardi collapse, Peruzzi collapse

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8. Black Death hits Avignon, straining finances

   Jan 1, 1348Labels: Black Death, Avignon

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9. Clement VI purchases Avignon as papal property

   Jun 9, 1348Labels: Clement VI, Avignon purchase

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   • Walls Avignon

10. Innocent VI orders new city walls for security

    Jan 1, 1357Labels: Innocent VI, Avignon walls

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11. Alberti antichi helps stabilize transfers to Avignon

    Jan 1, 1362Labels: Alberti antichi, Instrumentum cambii

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12. Urban V returns to Rome, then back to Avignon

    Jan 1, 1370Labels: Urban V, Rome return

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13. Gregory XI departs Avignon to restore Rome as seat

    Sep 13, 1376Labels: Gregory XI, Return to

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14. Great Western Schism begins after Gregory XI’s death

    Mar 27, 1378Labels: Great Western, Gregory XI

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