"Napoleon met an obstinate opponent to some of his pretensions in Pope Plus VII ... and stormed as he paced the polished floor, while Pius VII, sat in a large eagle-studded chair, attentive ...
Napoleon invited Pope Pius VII to attend the ceremony and then grabbed the crown out of his hands and crowned himself, a shocking break with past norms. France was once proud to call itself the ...
Bangkok: Pope Francis' visit to Southeast ... Captured by French forces in Rome in 1809, Pius VII had been captive for three years when the French emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, ordered him moved ...