![On this day in 1809, Pope Pius VII responded to France's annexation of the Pontifical territories by excommunicating 39yo Emperor Napoleon. Pope Pius was arrested shortly after by French troops. : r/europe On this day in 1809, Pope Pius VII responded to France's annexation of the Pontifical territories by excommunicating 39yo Emperor Napoleon. Pope Pius was arrested shortly after by French troops. : r/europe](https://preview.redd.it/uyx5fmtkue471.jpg?auto=webp&s=cf67b76a72545cc0396e03d54bef6923b32f9b5a)
On this day in 1809, Pope Pius VII responded to France's annexation of the Pontifical territories by excommunicating 39yo Emperor Napoleon. Pope Pius was arrested shortly after by French troops. : r/europe
![Eelco Kappe on Twitter: "Napoleon ripped the crown out of the pope's hands to publicly humiliate him and crown himself and his wife. Learn more about The Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis Eelco Kappe on Twitter: "Napoleon ripped the crown out of the pope's hands to publicly humiliate him and crown himself and his wife. Learn more about The Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbcY_aJX0AIGI9x.jpg:large)
Eelco Kappe on Twitter: "Napoleon ripped the crown out of the pope's hands to publicly humiliate him and crown himself and his wife. Learn more about The Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis
![Napoleon standing next to Pope Pius VII, seated, his right foot resting on a cushion. Engraving by J.H. Robinson, 1848, after D. Wilkie, 1836. | Wellcome Collection Napoleon standing next to Pope Pius VII, seated, his right foot resting on a cushion. Engraving by J.H. Robinson, 1848, after D. Wilkie, 1836. | Wellcome Collection](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0048409/full/full/0/default.jpg)
Napoleon standing next to Pope Pius VII, seated, his right foot resting on a cushion. Engraving by J.H. Robinson, 1848, after D. Wilkie, 1836. | Wellcome Collection
![Anointing of Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine. Napoleon stands behind Pope Pius VII Reproduction | 1st Art Gallery Anointing of Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine. Napoleon stands behind Pope Pius VII Reproduction | 1st Art Gallery](https://www.1st-art-gallery.com/media/catalog/product/cache/a67918ceb14cd34227a9a3ea0f98d29a/o/r/original_31601.jpg)
Anointing of Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine. Napoleon stands behind Pope Pius VII Reproduction | 1st Art Gallery
![The meeting of Emperor Napoleon I and Pope Pius VII, in the forest of Fontainebleau - Château de Fontainebleau The meeting of Emperor Napoleon I and Pope Pius VII, in the forest of Fontainebleau - Château de Fontainebleau](https://www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/La-Rencontre-de-lempereur-Napol%C3%A9on-Ier-du-Pape-Pie-VII-ch%C3%A2teau-de-Fontainebleau-%C2%A9-RMN-Grand-Palais.jpg)
The meeting of Emperor Napoleon I and Pope Pius VII, in the forest of Fontainebleau - Château de Fontainebleau
HISTORY - On #ThisDayInHistory in 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Napoleon I becoming the first Frenchman to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years. Pope Pius VII handed Napoleon the
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Pope Pius VII prisoner of the French removed from Rome 25 March 1814 Italy, Italian (imprisonment of Pius VII and the annexation to France (Napoleon Kidnapped One Pope After Another Pope Pius
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