Views During the Third Period (750-1517 A.D.) (29): The Supremacy of the Pope: The Decline of the Papacy and the Avignon Exile A.D. 1294-1377

In his attempt to control the affairs of European states, he met with less success than failure, and in Philip the Fair of France he found his match. In Sicily, he failed to carry out his plans to secure the transfer of the realm from the house of Aragon to the king of Naples. In his attempt to control the affairs of European states, he met with less success than failure, and in Philip the Fair of France he found his match. In Sicily, he failed to carry out his plans to secure the transfer...