Antipope Alexander V

Antipope Alexander V
Miniature of Alexander V in the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493
Papacy began	26 June 1409
Papacy ended	3 May 1410
Predecessor	Gregory XII
Successor	John XXIII
Opposed to	Roman claimant: Gregory XII Avignon claimant: Benedict XIII
Personal details
Born	Petros Philargos c. 1339 Neapoli, Crete, Republic of Venice
Died	3 May 1410 (aged 70–71) Bologna, Papal States
Nationality	Greek
Denomination	Catholic
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Peter of Candia, also known as Peter Phillarges (Greek: Πέτρος Φιλάργης) (c. 1339 – 3 May 1410), named as Alexander V (Latin: Alexander PP. V; Italian: Alessandro V), was an antipope elected by the Council of Pisa during the Western Schism (1378–1417). He reigned briefly from 26 June 1409, to his death in 1410, in opposition to the Roman pope Gregory XII and the Avignon antipope Benedict XIII. In the 20th century, the Catholic Church reinterpreted the Western Schism by recognising the Roman popes, as legitimate. Gregory XII's reign was extended to 1415, and Alexander V is now regarded as an antipope.