House of Bourbon

State · 1333–1594 CE · at its largest around 1564 CE

The Duchy of Bourbon in central France, held by a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty whose members later inherited the French throne in 1589 with Henry IV.

On its lands while it lasted

• Avignon Papacy (1309–1376 CE): Period when seven successive popes resided in Avignon rather than Rome, under strong French influence.
• 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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