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Pius VII
Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti · 14 Mar 1800 – 20 Aug 1823 · 23 yrs · died
Napoleon held him prisoner for five years. He outlasted Napoleon.
Did
- Signed the Concordat of 1801 and attended Napoleon's coronation, where Napoleon crowned himself.
- Restored the Jesuits in 1814.
Didn't
- Give in: held at Savona and Fontainebleau from 1809 to 1814 and returned to Rome when the emperor fell.
From the record
Pope Pius VII was head of the Catholic Church from 14 March 1800 to his death in August 1823. He was the leader of the Papal States from June 1800 to 17 May 1809 and again from 1814 to his death. Chiaramonti was also a monk of the Order of Saint Benedict in addition to being a well-known theologian and bishop.
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