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206th Roman Pontiff
Martin V
MARTINVS Quintus
Oddone Colonna
205th Successor of St Peter · 1417–1431 · Italy · b. January–February 1369 Genazzano, Papal States
1417
Elected
1431
Reign ended
14 years
Length
15th
Century
The Life
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. His election effectively ended the Western Schism. Convened the Council of Basel (1431); initiated the Hussite Wars.
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