1717 - 1799
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. In 1798, upon his refusal to renounce his temporal power, Pius was taken prisoner and transported to France. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Pius VI has received more than 728,143 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Pope Pius VI is the 138th most popular religious figure (down from 117th in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from Italy (down from 142nd in 2019) and the 45th 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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Among religious figures, Pope Pius VI ranks 138 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Alexander VIII, Pope Pius II, Clare of Assisi, Agnes of Rome, Pope Leo XII, and John Bosco. After him are Saint Blaise, Pope Leo XI, Pope Clement XII, Pope Benedict XIV, Pope Sixtus V, and Pope Martin V.
1610 - 1691
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 132
1405 - 1464
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 133
1193 - 1253
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 134
291 - 305
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 135
1760 - 1829
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 136
1815 - 1888
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 137
1717 - 1799
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 138
300 - 316
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 139
1535 - 1605
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 140
1652 - 1740
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 141
1675 - 1758
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 142
1520 - 1590
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 143
1369 - 1431
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 144
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, Johann Stamitz, Peter III of Portugal, Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Marie Anne de Mailly, Louis François, Prince of Conti, Horace Walpole, and Ebrahim Afshar. 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, Heshen, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, and Horace Bénédict de Saussure.
1717 - 1780
HPI: 84.31
Rank: 1
1717 - 1783
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 2
1717 - 1799
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 3
1717 - 1773
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 4
1717 - 1768
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 5
1717 - 1757
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 6
1717 - 1786
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 7
1717 - 1790
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 8
1717 - 1744
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 9
1717 - 1776
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 10
1717 - 1797
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 11
1717 - 1748
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 12
1732 - 1799
HPI: 81.88
Rank: 1
1711 - 1799
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 2
1717 - 1799
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 3
1718 - 1799
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 4
1732 - 1799
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 5
1750 - 1799
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 6
1728 - 1799
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 7
1729 - 1799
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 8
1742 - 1799
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 9
1750 - 1799
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 10
1724 - 1799
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 11
1740 - 1799
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Pope Pius VI ranks 154 out of 4,668. Before him are Pope Pius II (1405), Clare of Assisi (1193), Agnes of Rome (291), Pope Leo XII (1760), John Bosco (1815), and Gaetano Donizetti (1797). After him are Gina Lollobrigida (1927), Tomaso Albinoni (1671), Marcello Mastroianni (1924), Pope Leo XI (1535), Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922), and Carlo Collodi (1826).
1405 - 1464
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 148
1193 - 1253
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 149
291 - 305
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 150
1760 - 1829
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 151
1815 - 1888
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 152
1797 - 1848
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 153
1717 - 1799
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 154
1927 - 2023
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 155
1671 - 1751
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 156
1924 - 1996
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 157
1535 - 1605
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 158
1922 - 1975
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 159
1826 - 1890
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 160
Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Pius VI ranks 45. Before him are Pope Alexander VIII (1610), Pope Pius II (1405), Clare of Assisi (1193), Agnes of Rome (291), Pope Leo XII (1760), and John Bosco (1815). After him are Pope Leo XI (1535), Pope Clement XII (1652), Pope Benedict XIV (1675), Pope Sixtus V (1520), Pope Martin V (1369), and Pope Clement XIV (1705).
1610 - 1691
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 39
1405 - 1464
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 40
1193 - 1253
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 41
291 - 305
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 42
1760 - 1829
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 43
1815 - 1888
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 44
1717 - 1799
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 45
1535 - 1605
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 46
1652 - 1740
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 47
1675 - 1758
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 48
1520 - 1590
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 49
1369 - 1431
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 50
1705 - 1774
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 51