Ruler · 1280 – 1342

Pope Benedict XII

Lived 1280 – 1342; bishop, theologian, diplomat. Pope of Papal States, 1335 – 1342. The atlas files them under Kingdom of France.

Wikidata's English label: Benedict XII.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1280 – 1342; 62 years
In office: 7 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Papal States
Left it: died in office; Wikidata's manner of death

Pope

Papal States · the 106th of 163 dated reigns · 757 – 1878 · read from the line of Vatican City

102 before

Benedict XI1303 – 1304

Pope Clement V1305 – 1314

Pope John XXII1316 – 1334

Pope Benedict XII1335 – 1342

Pope Clement VI1342 – 1352

Innocent VI1353 – 1362

Pope Urban V1362 – 1370

54 after

killed, executed or dead in battledied in officeleft alive by a regular roadending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1335 – 1342 · 7 years · came to it aged 55

Left it: died in officeWikidata's manner of death: natural causes; gangrene

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Wikidata Q170389 (CC0) · the reigns from Wikidata's P39 terms, the rulers' own articles read by grammar (sentences quoted above, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Kokkonen & Sundell where they code the line · data built 2026-10-06 · Pastlas v2.9.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.