RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Pius VI

1717 - 1799

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Pope Pius VI (Italian: Pio VI; born Count Angelo Onofrio Melchiorre Natale Giovanni Antonio called Giovanni Angelo or Giannangelo Braschi, 25 December 1717 – 29 August 1799) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1775 to his death in August 1799. Pius VI condemned the French Revolution and the suppression of the Catholic Church in France that resulted from it. French troops commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Papal army 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Pius VI is the 74th most popular religious figure (up from 135th in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 153rd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Pius VI was most famous for being the pope who was imprisoned by Napoleon and died in captivity.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Pius VI ranks 74 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Adrian VI, Ignatius of Loyola, Anthony the Great, Pope Urban VIII, Mary Magdalene, and Husayn ibn Ali. After him are Abu Hanifa, Isaiah, Pope Innocent III, Pope Pius III, Eusebius, and Pope Benedict XIV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1717, Pope Pius VI ranks 2. Before him is Maria Theresa. After him are Jean le Rond d'Alembert, Mustafa III, Horace Walpole, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, Peter III of Portugal, Johann Stamitz, Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Étienne-Gabriel Morelly, Marie Anne de Mailly, and David Garrick. Among people deceased in 1799, Pope Pius VI ranks 2. Before him is George Washington. After him are Qianlong Emperor, Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Pierre Beaumarchais, Joseph Black, Lazzaro Spallanzani, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Horace Bénédict de Saussure, Tipu Sultan, Victoire of France, and Heshen.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Pius VI ranks 82 out of 5,161. Before him are Catherine de' Medici (1519), Pope Pius VIII (1761), Vespasian (9), Gioachino Rossini (1792), Domitian (51), and Pope Urban VIII (1568). After him are Empedocles (-490), Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598), Guglielmo Marconi (1874), Claudio Monteverdi (1567), Pope Innocent III (1160), and Pope Pius III (1439).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Pius VI ranks 24. Before him are Pope Pius VII (1742), Pope Leo X (1475), Pope Leo XII (1760), Saint Lucy (283), Pope Pius VIII (1761), and Pope Urban VIII (1568). After him are Pope Innocent III (1160), Pope Pius III (1439), Pope Benedict XIV (1675), Pope Pius V (1504), Pope Paul III (1468), and Pope Linus (1).

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