he played an important role in french politics after the assassination of the duke of orleans in 1407. in 1409, he attended the council of pisa with guy of roye, archbishop of reims, and peter of ailly, bishop of cambrai. at volti, near gênes, a quarrel between the marshals of the town and the archbishop of reims degenerated into a riot, with the archbishop being killed and louis missing-presumed dead. the cardinals, arriving at pisa, pronounced the decline of popes benedict xiii of avignon and gregory xii of rome, and elected pope alexander v, putting an end to the great western schism.