Antipope Benedict XIII

Antipope Benedict XIII
Pope Luna
Portrait by Juan Rexach (15th-century, Morella, Spain)
Elected	28 September 1394
Papacy began	11 October 1394
Quashed	12 March 1403
Papacy ended	23 May 1423
Predecessor	Roman claimant: Boniface IX Innocent VII Gregory XII Martin V Antipapal (Avignonian) claimant: Clement VII
Successor	Roman claimant: Martin V Antipapal (Avignonian) claimant: Clement VIII
Opposed to	Roman claimants: Boniface IX Innocent VII Gregory XII Martin V Pisan claimants: Alexander V John XXIII
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Administrator of Avignon (1394–1398)
Orders
Ordination	3 October 1394 by Jean de Neufchatel
Consecration	11 October 1394 by Jean de Neufchatel
Created cardinal	20 December 1375 by Pope Gregory XI
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born	Pedro Martínez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor (1328-11-25)25 November 1328 Illueca, Crown of Aragon
Died	23 May 1423(1423-05-23) (aged 94) Peniscola, Crown of Aragon
Buried	Castillo Palacio del Papa Luna, Illueca (skull)
Occupation	Professor
Profession	Canon law
Alma mater	University of Montpellier
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Other popes and antipopes named Benedict

Pedro Martínez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor (25 November 1328 – 23 May 1423), known as el Papa Luna (lit. 'the Moon Pope') or Pope Luna, was an Aragonese nobleman who was christened antipope Benedict XIII during the Western Schism.