A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 was sold at auction on Sunday outside Paris for 26,360 euros ($30,000), the auctioneer said. French ...

The sedia gestatoria (portable chair) of Pope Pius VII (1800-1823). Credit: Jebulon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. For longer journeys, the popes used horse-drawn carriages.

The missive has been estimated at 12,000-15,000 euros ($14,000-17,000) by auction house Osenat and will go on sale in Fontainebleau, south of Paris, where Pope Pius VII was imprisoned after being ...

Paolo Stoppa as Pope Pius VII in Il Marchese del Grillo (1981) This pontiff observes decadent Rome with ironic detachment. Amid the pranks of Marquis Onofrio (Alberto Sordi), Pius VII is the ...

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The missive has been estimated at €12,000-15,000 ($14,000-17,000) by auction house Osenat and will go on sale in Fontainebleau, south of Paris, where Pope Pius VII was imprisoned after being ...

A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 is to go under the hammer this weekend, in a reminder of France's complicated past relationship with ...

The death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025 at the age of 88 brings to an end a 12-year papacy that prioritised mercy, ... Pius VII: Reigned for 23 years, 5 months, and 7 days ...

A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 will be auctioned this weekend, in a reminder of France’s complicated past relationship with the ...

A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 is to go under the hammer this weekend, in a reminder of France's complicated past relationship with ...

A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 was sold at auction on Sunday outside Paris for €26,360, the auctioneer said.