![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/9dpcs7odxe471.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=9ca43275e4efd2466622e971016bb4eb9587510e)
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
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Emperor Napoleon Pope Fresco La Madeleine Church Paris France. Catholic church created in 1800s as Temple to glory of Napoleon's army, later renamed f Stock Photo - Alamy
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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
![Emperor Napoleon Pope Fresco La Madeleine Church Paris France. Catholic church created in 1800s as Temple to glory of Napoleon's army, later renamed Stock Photo - Alamy Emperor Napoleon Pope Fresco La Madeleine Church Paris France. Catholic church created in 1800s as Temple to glory of Napoleon's army, later renamed Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GXAJ3G/emperor-napoleon-pope-fresco-la-madeleine-church-paris-france-catholic-church-created-in-1800s-as-temple-to-glory-of-napoleons-army-later-renamed-2GXAJ3G.jpg)