Gregory xii
(Angelo Correr, Corrario or Corraro) c1327–1417, Italian ecclesiastic: installed as pope in 1406 and resigned office in 1415.
Contemporary Examples
He became the first pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415.
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Historical Examples
Gregory XII had given a conditional promise of resignation, and had so few supporters as to be of slight importance.
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