Thesaurus
Term:
Avignon
Conquered by Romans, Goths, Burgundians, Ostrogoths, and Franks; formerly part of Arles Kingdom; sold to Pope Clement VI by Joanna I of Naples 1348; seat of papacy 1309-1377 and Avignonese popes during Western Schism 1378-1417; became part of France 1791.