Pope Innocent VII

Pope Innocent VII (; 1336 – November 6, 1406), born Cosimo de' Migliorati, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 205th Pope from 1404 until his death in 1406.
Early life.
Migliorati was born at Sulmona in the Abruzzi region of Italy.
Migliorati studied at Perugia, Padua and Bologna. He taught law at Perugia and Pagua.
Bishop.
Pope Urban VI made Migliorati Bishop of Bologna in 1386. He became Archbishop of Ravenna in 1387.
Cardinal.
Pope Boniface IX made Migliorati cardinal in 1389.
Pope.
Migliorati was elected pope on October 17, 1404; and chose to be called of Innocent VII.
He elevated his nephew as a cardinal Ludovico Migliorati. Cardinal Migliorati had a unique role as cardinal-nephew.
Pope Innocent was involved in Italian and European political disputes.
Western Schism.
Innocent VII was pope during the years of the Western Schism, which was a split between factions of the Roman Catholic Church between 1378 and 1417.
During this period, there was more than one who claimed to be the true pope.