Episode 2 of 4
Bourbon Demand for Suppression
- When
- January 1769
- Where
- demand addressed to the Holy See
- Part of
- Death of Pope Clement XIII
In January 1769 the Bourbon powers jointly demanded total suppression of the Jesuits, seizing papal enclaves in the dispute.
Espousing their relative's quarrel with the pope, the Bourbon kings seized Avignon, Benevento and Pontecorvo and united in a peremptory demand for the total suppression of the Jesuits in January 1769. This pressure immediately preceded Clement XIII's death on 2 February 1769.
Sources
- Pope Clement XIII Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-30
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