| The union of the Observants was short-lived as several stricter groups arose. |
| The Observants struggled with the Conventuals who wished to see things left as they were. |
| The other groups were finally reunited to the Observants by Pope Leo XIII in 1897 with new constitutions and the official title Order of Friars Minor. |
| At the end of the 15th century six houses of Observants were established, three being transfers from Conventual friaries. |
| Under the leadership of St. Bernardino of Siena and St. John of Capistrano, the Observants spread across Europe. |
| The Capuchins and Conventuals wanted the reunited Observants to be referred to as The Order of Friars Minor of the Leonine Union. |
