Historedia
Person

Pope Pius VI (Giovanni Angelo Braschi)

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1799–1802

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Pope Pius VI (Giovanni Angelo Braschi), with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Death of Pope Pius VI

    1799–1802

    Role: deceased pope, head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States

    1. 29 August 1799 · citadel of Valence, chief town of DrômeDeath of Pius VI at Valence

      Pius VI died at the citadel of Valence on 29 August 1799, six weeks after arriving there as a prisoner.

    2. 30 January 1800 – 19 February 1802 · Valence and RomeBurial and reburial of Pius VI

      The embalmed body lay unburied until January 1800, was removed from Valence in December 1801, and was buried in Rome in February 1802.

Sources

  1. Pope Pius VI Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06