and, as pope Clement VI, entrenched French dominance of the Church and opened its coffers to enhance the regal splendour of the Papacy. He recruited composers and music theorists for his court, including figures associated with the then-innovative Ars Nova style of France and the Low Countries.

Early life

Birth and family

Pierre Roger (also spelled Rogier and Rosiers) was born in the château of Maumont,

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