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Pius VI , Pope, 1717-1799

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1717 - 1799

Biography

Pope Pius VI (25 December 1717 – 29 August 1799), born Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi, was head of the Roman Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1775 to his death in 1799. Pius VI condemned the French Revolution and the suppression of the Gallican Church that resulted from it. French troops commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the papal troops and occupied the Papal States in 1796. In 1798, upon his refusal to renounce his temporal power, Pius was taken prisoner and transported to France. He died one year later in Valence. His reign of over two decades is the fourth-longest in papal history.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Catholic Church Pope Pius VI letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 784653
Mss 784653
Date(s): 1784-12-03
Abstract

In English.

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