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Which emperor protected William of Ockham after he fled Avignon?
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William of Ockham
English theologian and philosopher William of Ockham, detail from a stained-glass window, c. 1985; in All Saints' Church, Ockham, Surrey, England.
After fleeing Avignon in 1328, William of Ockham found protection under the Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV, also known as Louis the Bavarian. Ockham and his companions sought refuge with the emperor in Pisa before eventually following him to Munich in 1330.1