RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Pius VI

1717 - 1799

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Pope Pius VI (Italian: Pio VI; born Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi, 25 December 1717 – 29 August 1799) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1775 to his death in August 1799. Pius VI condemned the French Revolution and the suppression of the Catholic Church in France that resulted from it. French troops commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Papal army and occupied the Papal States in 1796. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Pius VI has received more than 772,714 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Pius VI is the 135th most popular religious figure, the 153rd most popular biography from Italy and the 41st most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Pius VI was most famous for being the pope who was imprisoned by Napoleon and died in captivity.

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  • 770k

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  • 75.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 76

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Pius VI ranks 135 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Pius VIII, Pope Formosus, Margaret the Virgin, Saint Dominic, Pope Clement VIII, and Mahavira. After him are Pope Clement V, Pope Leo XI, Anselm of Canterbury, Pope Clement I, Moses in Islam, and Pope Pius VII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1717, Pope Pius VI ranks 3. Before him are Maria Theresa, and Jean le Rond d'Alembert. After him are Mustafa III, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, Peter III of Portugal, Johann Stamitz, Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Marie Anne de Mailly, Louis François, Prince of Conti, Horace Walpole, and David Garrick. Among people deceased in 1799, Pope Pius VI ranks 3. Before him are George Washington, and Qianlong Emperor. After him are Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Pierre Beaumarchais, Tipu Sultan, Joseph Black, Lazzaro Spallanzani, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Horace Bénédict de Saussure, Victoire of France, and Heshen.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Pius VI ranks 153 out of 5,161. Before him are Luigi Galvani (1737), Pope Clement VIII (1536), Marcello Mastroianni (1924), Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869), Andrea Mantegna (1431), and Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736). After him are Leon Battista Alberti (1404), Cato the Elder (-243), Galba (-3), Pope Leo XI (1535), Anselm of Canterbury (1033), and Pope Clement I (40).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Pius VI ranks 41. Before him are Pope Urban VII (1521), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Gregory IX (1160), Pope Pius VIII (1761), Pope Formosus (816), and Pope Clement VIII (1536). After him are Pope Leo XI (1535), Anselm of Canterbury (1033), Pope Clement I (40), Pope Pius VII (1742), Pope Paul V (1552), and Pope Lucius I (200).

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