Papa Pio VI (1717–1799)
Author of Bref du pape Pie VI à S.E. M. le Cardinal de Rochefoucault, M. l'archevêque d'Aix, & les autres arche
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- Canonical name
- Pius VI
- Legal name
- Braschi, Giovanni Angelo
- Other names
- Pius VI
- Birthdate
- 1717-12-25
- Date of death
- 1799-08-29
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Ferrara
- Occupations
- lawyer
cleric
Cardinal-Priest of Sant-Onofrio
Pope
Bishop of Rome (1775-1799) - Organizations
- Roman Catholic Church
- Short biography
- Pope Pius VI (25 December 1717 – 29 August 1799), born Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi, was Pope from 15 February 1775 to his death in 1799. As pope, he condemned the French Revolution and he was expelled from the Papal States by French troops from 1798 until his death one year later in Valence. His reign is among the longest in papal history, with the fourth-longest reign.
- Nationality
- Papal States
- Birthplace
- Cesena, Papal States
- Places of residence
- Rome, Italy
- Place of death
- Valence, France
- Map Location
- Italy
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