1. Italian pope from 1378 to 1389 whose contested election began the Great Schism; he alienated his political allies by his ruthless treatment of his opponents (1318-1389); [syn: Urban VI, Bartolomeo Prignano]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Urban VI
n 1: Italian pope from 1378 to 1389 whose contested election
began the Great Schism; he alienated his political allies
by his ruthless treatment of his opponents (1318-1389)
[syn: Urban VI, Bartolomeo Prignano]