The region around this city was once known as the Comtat Venaissin.
This city declared itself an independent republic in the twelfth century, but lost its independence during the Albigensian Crusade. The region around this city was once known as the Comtat Venaissin. The War of the Eight Saints led to one establishment moving out of this city; it had originally moved to this city in an attempt to please Philip IV after Boniface VIII issued the bull Unam Sanctam. This city was the residence of (*) Clement V and Urban V, among others. For 10 points, name this French city that for almost seventy years was home to the Papacy.
This city declared itself an independent republic in the twelfth century, but lost its independence during the Albigensian Crusade.
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