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in July 1304, there was an interregnum occasioned by disputes between the French and Italian cardinals. They were equally balanced in the papal conclave, which was held at Perugia. Bertrand was elected Pope Clement V in June 1305 and crowned on 14 November. The election of moderate Bertrand, who was neither Italian nor a cardinal, was likely an act of compromise. The contemporary

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