Comtat Venaissin

State · 1272–1790 CE · at its largest around 1385 CE

Papal territory in Provence around Carpentras, held by the popes, including during their residence at nearby Avignon, until France annexed it in 1791.

On its lands while it lasted

• Pernes-les-Fontaines (c. 1274 CE): Capital of Comtat Venaissin (1274–1320).
• Avignon Papacy (1309–1376 CE): Period when seven successive popes resided in Avignon rather than Rome, under strong French influence.
• Carpentras (c. 1320 CE): Capital of Comtat Venaissin (1320–1790).
• Western Schism (1378–1417 CE): Split within the Catholic Church in which two and later three rival popes claimed authority, ended by the Council of Constance.

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