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Guillaume de Nogaret takes Pope Boniface VIII prisoner on behalf of Philip IV of France.

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Guillaume de Nogaret

13/14th-century French statesman

Guillaume de Nogaret was a French statesman, councilor and keeper of the seal to Philip IV of France.
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Pope Boniface VIII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303

Pope Boniface VIII was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 December 1294 until his death in 1303. The Caetani family was of baronial origin with connections to the papacy. He succeeded Pope Celestine V, who had abdicated from the papal throne.…
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Philip IV of France

King of France from 1285 to 1314

Philip IV, called Philip the Fair, was King of France from 1285 to 1314. By virtue of his marriage with Joan I of Navarre, he was also King of Navarre and Count of Champagne as Philip I from 1284 to 1305. Although Philip was known to be handsome, hence the epithet le Bel, his…
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September 7

Day of the year

September 7 is the 250th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 115 days remain until the end of the year.
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