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5 unusual facts about Pope Boniface IX


Battle of the Vorskla River

Inspired by their successes, Vytautas declared a "Crusade against the Tatars" and in May 1399 received blessing from Pope Boniface IX.

House of Beaufort

Gaunt married Swynford in 1396, and their children were legitimized by Richard II and Pope Boniface IX.

Louis, Marquis of Brancas and Prince of Nisaro

This principality had been created for Bufille Brancaccio, count of Agnano (Sicily), by Pope Boniface IX.

Pope Boniface IX

Boniface IX saw to it that Ladislaus was crowned King of Naples at Gaeta on 29 May 1390 and worked with him for the next decade to expel the Angevin forces from southern Italy.

There was resistance in England, the staunchest supporter of the Roman papacy during the Schism: the English Parliament confirmed and extended the statutes of Provisors and Praemunire of Edward III, giving the king veto power over papal appointments in England.


Henry Chichele

On 7 May 1404, Pope Boniface IX provided him to a prebend at Lincoln, notwithstanding he already held prebends at Salisbury, Lichfield, St Martins-le-Grand and Abergwyly, and the living of Brington.


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