HISTORY - On #ThisDayInHistory in 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Napoleon I becoming the first Frenchman to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years. Pope Pius VII handed Napoleon the
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Emperor Napoleon Pope Fresco La Madeleine Church Paris France Stock Image - Image of pope, catholic: 228402867
![The meeting of Emperor Napoleon I and Pope Pius VII, in the forest of Fontainebleau - Château de Fontainebleau The meeting of Emperor Napoleon I and Pope Pius VII, in the forest of Fontainebleau - Château de Fontainebleau](https://www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/La-Rencontre-de-lempereur-Napol%C3%A9on-Ier-du-Pape-Pie-VII-ch%C3%A2teau-de-Fontainebleau-%C2%A9-RMN-Grand-Palais.jpg)
The meeting of Emperor Napoleon I and Pope Pius VII, in the forest of Fontainebleau - Château de Fontainebleau
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![Anointing of Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine. Napoleon stands behind Pope Pius VII Reproduction | 1st Art Gallery Anointing of Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine. Napoleon stands behind Pope Pius VII Reproduction | 1st Art Gallery](https://www.1st-art-gallery.com/media/catalog/product/cache/a67918ceb14cd34227a9a3ea0f98d29a/o/r/original_31601.jpg)
Anointing of Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine. Napoleon stands behind Pope Pius VII Reproduction | 1st Art Gallery
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Pope Pius VII crowning Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine on December 11, 1804, Paris, France, painting, 19th
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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
![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/uyx5fmtkue471.jpg?auto=webp&s=cf67b76a72545cc0396e03d54bef6923b32f9b5a)