Clement V | |
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| Bishop of Rome | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | 5 June 1305 |
| Papacy ended | 20 April 1314 |
| Predecessor | Benedict XI |
| Successor | John XXII |
| Previous post(s) | Archbishop of Bordeaux |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 14 November 1305 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raymond Bertrand de Got 1264 Villandraut, Gascony, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 20 April 1314 (aged 49–50) Roquemaure, Kingdom of France |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Other popes named Clement | |
| Papal styles of Pope Clement V | |
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| Reference style | His Holiness |
| Spoken style | Your Holiness |
| Religious style | Holy Father |
| Posthumous style | None |
Pope Clement V (Latin: Clemens Quintus; c. 1264 – 20 April 1314), born Raymond Bertrand de Got (also occasionally spelled de Guoth and de Goth), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 June 1305 to his death, in April 1314. He is remembered for suppressing the order of the Knights Templar and allowing the execution of many of its members. A Frenchman by birth, Clement moved the Papacy from Rome to Avignon, ushering in the period known as the Avignon Papacy.[1]
- ^ Menache 2002, p. 2.