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It was marked by immense conflict between rival factions as a part of the Western Schism, with much of Europe, such as France, the Iberian Kingdoms of Castile and Aragon, and Scotland recognizing Clement VII, based in Avignon, as the true pope.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1318","date":"1318"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171626#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Itri","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q128092"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171626#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"15 October 1389","date":"1389-10-15"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171626#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Rome","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q220"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171626#P20"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"university teacher","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1622272"},{"text":"Catholic priest","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q250867"},{"text":"canon law jurist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12027957"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171626#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Naples Federico II","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q691851"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171626#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Pope (8 April 1378 – 15 October 1389)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19546","start":"1378-04-08","end":"1389-10-15"},{"text":"Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bari (since 1377)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111295505","start":"1377"},{"text":"Roman Catholic Archbishop of Acerenza (since 21 March 1364)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112656576","start":"1364-03-21"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171626#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Urban_VI","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171626"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Pope Urban VI born?","a":"Pope Urban VI was born on 1318 in Itri."},{"q":"What positions has Pope Urban VI held?","a":"Positions held by Pope Urban VI include: Pope (1378–1389); Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bari (since 1377); Roman Catholic Archbishop of Acerenza (since 21 March 1364)."},{"q":"Where did Pope Urban VI study?","a":"Pope Urban VI was educated at University of Naples Federico II."}],"related":[{"name":"Pope Telesphorus","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-telesphorus"},{"name":"Pope Gregory XIII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-gregory-xiii"},{"name":"Pope Clement VII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-clement-vii"},{"name":"Pope Pius I","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-pius-i"},{"name":"Pope Boniface I","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-boniface-i"},{"name":"Pope Agapetus I","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-agapetus-i"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/pope-urban-vi-1e5ef5d6b7.jpg","width":500,"height":500,"license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","credit":"Kostisl","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urbanus_VI_coin.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Pope Urban VI","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Urban_VI","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q171626","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171626","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Urbanus VI coin.jpg by Kostisl (CC BY-SA 4.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urbanus_VI_coin.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Pope Urban VI, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Urbanus VI coin.jpg — Kostisl, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Pope Urban VI\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pope-urban-vi. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T06:43:32Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-urban-vi","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-urban-vi","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-urban-vi?lang=ne"}}