Pope Clement V

Pope Clement V
Bishop of Rome
Portrait by Andrea di Bonaiuto, c. 1365–67, Santa Maria Novella, Florence
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	5 June 1305
Papacy ended	20 April 1314
Predecessor	Benedict XI
Successor	John XXII
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Bordeaux
Orders
Consecration	14 November 1305
Personal details
Born	Raymond Bertrand de Got 1264 Villandraut, Gascony, Kingdom of France
Died	20 April 1314(1314-04-20) (aged 49–50) Roquemaure, Kingdom of France
Coat of arms
Other popes named Clement

Papal styles of Pope Clement V
Reference style	His Holiness
Spoken style	Your Holiness
Religious style	Holy Father
Posthumous style	None

Pope Clement V (Latin: Clemens Quintus; c. 1264 – 20 April 1314), born Raymond Bertrand de Got (also occasionally spelled de Guoth and de Goth), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 June 1305 to his death, in April 1314. He is remembered for suppressing the order of the Knights Templar and allowing the execution of many of its members. A Frenchman by birth, Clement moved the Papacy from Rome to Avignon, ushering in the period known as the Avignon Papacy.^[1]