Episode 2 of 6
Death of Pius VI in French Captivity
- When
- 29 August 1799
- Where
- Valence, France
- Part of
- Papal Conclave of 1799–1800
Pius VI, a prisoner of France, was moved through Parma, Turin, and Grenoble to Valence, dying there on 29 August 1799.
After Berthier's forces seized Rome in February 1798, the French declaration of war against Grand Duke Ferdinand III of Tuscany led to the removal of the deathly ill Pius VI by way of Parma, Piacenza, Turin, and Grenoble to the citadel of Valence. He died there six weeks later, on 29 August 1799, leaving the Holy See vacant.
Sources
- 1799–1800 conclave Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
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