1717 - 1799
Pope Pius VI (born Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi, 25 December 1717 – 29 August 1799) was head of the Roman Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1775 to his death in 1799.Pius VI condemned the French Revolution and the suppression of the Gallican Church that resulted from it. French troops commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the papal troops 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 453,985 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Pius VI is the 117th most popular religious figure (down from 101st in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 120th in 2019) and the 36th 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 117 out of 2,272. Before him are Pope Pius V, Clare of Assisi, Pope Sylvester I, Albertus Magnus, Francis Xavier, and Catherine of Siena. After him are Job, Pope Pius VIII, Saint Christopher, Agatha of Sicily, Hassan-i Sabbah, and Pope John XXII.
1504 - 1572
HPI: 81.63
Rank: 111
1193 - 1253
HPI: 81.58
Rank: 112
300 - 335
HPI: 81.51
Rank: 113
1206 - 1280
HPI: 81.47
Rank: 114
1506 - 1552
HPI: 81.43
Rank: 115
1347 - 1380
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 116
1717 - 1799
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 117
2300 BC - Present
HPI: 81.37
Rank: 118
1761 - 1830
HPI: 81.37
Rank: 119
220 - 300
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 120
235 - 261
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 121
1050 - 1124
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 122
1244 - 1334
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 123
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, Louis François, Prince of Conti, Marie Anne de Mailly, Horace Walpole, and David Garrick. Among people deceased in 1799, Pope Pius VI ranks 2. Before him is George Washington. After him are Qianlong Emperor, Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Pierre Beaumarchais, Lazzaro Spallanzani, Joseph Black, Tipu Sultan, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Victoire of France, Étienne-Louis Boullée, and Horace Bénédict de Saussure.
1717 - 1780
HPI: 87.91
Rank: 1
1717 - 1783
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 2
1717 - 1799
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 3
1717 - 1773
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 4
1717 - 1768
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 5
1717 - 1757
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 6
1717 - 1786
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 7
1717 - 1790
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 8
1717 - 1776
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 9
1717 - 1744
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 10
1717 - 1797
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 11
1717 - 1779
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 12
1732 - 1799
HPI: 85.21
Rank: 1
1717 - 1799
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 2
1711 - 1799
HPI: 81.22
Rank: 3
1718 - 1799
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 4
1732 - 1799
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 5
1729 - 1799
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 6
1728 - 1799
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 7
1750 - 1799
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 8
1742 - 1799
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 9
1733 - 1799
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 10
1728 - 1799
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 11
1740 - 1799
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Pope Pius VI ranks 142 out of 4,088. Before him are Sergio Leone (1929), Cardinal Mazarin (1602), Pope Sylvester I (300), Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463), Leon Battista Alberti (1404), and Catherine of Siena (1347). After him are Galba (-3), Pope Pius VIII (1761), Luigi Galvani (1737), Boethius (480), Paolo Veronese (1528), and Agatha of Sicily (235).
1929 - 1989
HPI: 81.54
Rank: 136
1602 - 1661
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 137
300 - 335
HPI: 81.51
Rank: 138
1463 - 1494
HPI: 81.48
Rank: 139
1404 - 1472
HPI: 81.48
Rank: 140
1347 - 1380
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 141
1717 - 1799
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 142
3 BC - 69
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 143
1761 - 1830
HPI: 81.37
Rank: 144
1737 - 1798
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 145
480 - 525
HPI: 81.24
Rank: 146
1528 - 1588
HPI: 81.23
Rank: 147
235 - 261
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 148
Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Pius VI ranks 36. Before him are Pope Urban VIII (1568), Pope Urban VII (1521), Pope Pius V (1504), Clare of Assisi (1193), Pope Sylvester I (300), and Catherine of Siena (1347). After him are Pope Pius VIII (1761), Agatha of Sicily (235), Pope Leo XII (1760), Anselm of Canterbury (1033), Pope Gregory IX (1160), and Pope Clement VIII (1536).
1568 - 1644
HPI: 81.65
Rank: 30
1521 - 1590
HPI: 81.64
Rank: 31
1504 - 1572
HPI: 81.63
Rank: 32
1193 - 1253
HPI: 81.58
Rank: 33
300 - 335
HPI: 81.51
Rank: 34
1347 - 1380
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 35
1717 - 1799
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 36
1761 - 1830
HPI: 81.37
Rank: 37
235 - 261
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 38
1760 - 1829
HPI: 81.03
Rank: 39
1033 - 1109
HPI: 81.02
Rank: 40
1160 - 1241
HPI: 81.02
Rank: 41
1536 - 1605
HPI: 80.97
Rank: 42