A major issue during Benedict XI’s papacy was dealing with the problems inherited from the quarrel between his predecessor, Pope Boniface VIII, and King Philip IV of France and his allies, the Colonna family of Rome. The dispute between Boniface and Philip had escalated, resulting in Boniface being kidnapped in an attempt to depose him. Benedict’s papacy was taken up with trying to appease the king. He reigned from 1303 to 1304, and his death is believed to have been caused by poisoning.
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