24 déc. 1294 - Boniface VIII Elected Pope

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Builds up the power of his family (the Caetani) and is a formidable enemy of the White party; Ultimately defeated and humiliated by the French King, Philip the Fair.
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Pope Boniface VIII (Latin: Bonifatius VIII; born Benedetto Caetani ( c. 1230 – 11 October 1303), was Pope from 24 December 1294 to his death in 1303. He organized the first Catholic "jubilee" year to take place in Rome and declared that both spiritual and temporal power were under the pope's jurisdiction, and that kings were subordinate to the power of the Roman pontiff. Today, he is probably best remembered for his feuds with King Philip IV of France, who caused the Pope's death, and Dante Alighieri, who placed the pope in the Eighth Circle of Hell in his Divine Comedy, among the simoniacs. [Wikipedia]

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