Pope Innocent VI

Innocent VI
Papacy began	December 18, 1352
Papacy ended	September 12, 1362
Predecessor	Pope Clement VI
Successor	Pope Urban V
Personal details
Birth name	Étienne Aubert
Born	c. 1282 Beyssac, France
Died	(1362-09-12)September 12, 1362 Avignon
Other popes named Innocent

Pope Innocent VI (Latin: Innocentius Sextus; c. 1282 – September 12, 1362), born Étienne Aubert, was a French cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 200th Pope from December 18, 1352 until his death in 1362.^[1]

He was the fifth of the seven popes who lived in Avignon in France.

Early life

Étienne Aubert was born in the hamlet of Les Monts, which is today part of the commune of Beyssac in the Corrèze department of France.^[2] He was the son of Adhemar Aubert (1260-?), seigneur de Montel-De-Gelas in Limousin.

Bishop

Aubert was made the Bishop of Noyon in 1338; and he became the Bishop of Clermont in 1340.^[2]

Cardinal

In 1342, he was raised to the position of cardinal.^[2]

Pope

Cardinal Aubert was elected pope on December 18, 1352. He chose to be called Innocent VI.^[2]

Pope Innocent was involved in Italian and European political disputes.^[2]

Papal actions

• 1358 – Permitted Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor to be crowned in Rome.^[3]
• 1360 Broker in negotiation of Treaty of Bretigny between England and France.^[4]

After his death

The tomb of Innocent VI is at the Carthusian monastery of Villeneuve-les-Avignon.

Related pages

• List of popes
• Avignon Papacy

References

The Coat of Arms of Innocent VI

1. "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-23.
2. "Pope Innocent VI", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-24.
3. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. C. Knight. 1838. p. 480.
4. Chisholm, Hugh (1910). The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. Encyclopedia Britannica Company. p. 581.

Other websites

Media related to Innocentius VI at Wikimedia Commons

•  "Pope Innocent VI" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
• Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Innocent VI
• Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal Aubert

Preceded by Clement VI

Pope 1352–1362

Succeeded by Urban V