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As they were thus settled close to the French frontier, the Popes became almost vassals of France; and this added greatly to the power and renown of the French kings. AS THEY WERE THUS SETTLED CLOSE TO THE FRENCH FRONTIER THE POPES BECAME ALMOST VASSALS OF FRANCE AND THIS ADDED GREATLY TO THE POWER AND RENOWN OF THE FRENCH KINGS
operty for five years; 4th, the restoration of the Colonna family to Rome; 5th, the censure of Boniface's memory. These five were carried out by Clement V., as he called himself, as soon as he was on the Papal throne; the sixth remained a secret, but was probably the destruction of the Knights Templars. This order of military monks had been created for the defence of the crusading kingdom of Jerusalem, and had acquired large possessions in Europe. Now that their occupation in the East was gone, they were hated and dreaded by the kings, and Philip was resolved on their wholesale destruction. 12. The Papacy at Avignon.--Clement had never quitted France, but had gone through the ceremonies of his installation at Lyons; and Philip, fearing that in Italy he would avoid carrying out the scheme for the ruin of the Templars, had him conducted to Avignon, a city of the Empire which belonged to the Angevin King of Naples, as Count of Provence, and there for eighty years the Papal court remained. ALL CLERICAL PROPERTY FOR FIVE YEARS FOURTH THE RESTORATION OF THE COLONA FAMILY TO ROME FIFTH THE CENSURE OF BONIFACE'S MEMORY THESE FIVE WERE CARRIED OUT BY CLEMENT THE FIFTH AS HE CALLED HIMSELF AS SOON AS HE WAS ON THE PAPAL THRONE THE SIXTH REMAINED SECRET BUT WAS PROBABLY THE DESTRUCTION OF THE KNIGHT'S TEMPLARS THIS ORDER OF MILITARY MONKS HAD BEEN CREATED FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE CRUSADING KINGDOM OF JERUSALEM AND HAD ACQUIRED LARGE POSSESSIONS IN EUROPE NOW THAT THE OCCUPATION OF THE EAST WAS GONE THEY WERE HATED AND DREADED BY THE KINGS AND PHILIP WAS RESOLVED ON THEIR WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION TWELVE THE PAPACY AT EVIGNON CLEMENT HAD NEVER QUITTED FRANCE BUT HAD GONE THROUGH THE CEREMONIES OF HIS INSTALLATION AT LEON AND PHILIP FEARING THAT IN ITALY HE WOULD AVOID CARRYING OUT THE SCHEME FOR THE RUIN OF THE TEMPLARS HAD HIM CONDUCTED TO AVIGNON A CITY OF THE EMPIRE WHICH BELONGED TO THE ANTIVAN KING OF NAPLES AS COUNT OF PROVENCE AND THERE FOR EIGHTY YEARS THE PAPAL COURT REMAINED
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