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Pius VI

Pope from 1775 to 1799

Pronunciation:

Arms of Pius VI (1717-1799)

Born Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi on December 25, 1717 in Cesena, Romagna, Northern Italy.

He was elected as Pope on February 15, 1775.

He died on August 29, 1799 in Valence, Drôme, France.

"Pope Pius VI" by Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (Lucca 1708 - Rome 1787).

"Pope Pius VI" by Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (Lucca 1708 - Rome 1787).

Other portraits

Pius VI (1717-1799)
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"Pope Pius VI in 1775". Anonymous painter, late eighteenth century.
Pius VI (1717-1799)
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"Pope Pius VI". Anonymous painter, late eighteenth century.
Pius VI (1717-1799)
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"Pope Pius VI". Anonymous painter, late eighteenth century.