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To kidnap a pope : Napoleon and Pius VII /

"In the wake of the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of France, and Pope Pius VII shared a common goal: to reconcile the church with the state. But while they were able to work together initially, formalizing an agreement in 1801, relations between them rapidly deteriorated....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Caiani, Ambrogio A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of Plates
  • Map of Pius's Travels
  • INTRODUCTION: A SLEEPLESS NIGHT IN THE ETERNAL CITY, 1809
  • ONE GOD AND REVOLUTION: FRANCE IN TURMOIL, 1789-99
  • TWO ELECTING THE POPE IN VENICE, 1799-1800
  • THREE DIVISIONS HEALED?: THE CONCORDAT OF 1801
  • FOUR CROWNING CHARLEMAGNE: NAPOLEON'S CORONATION, 1802-05
  • FIVE A NEW BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY: THE FRENCH ANNEXATION OF ROME, 1805-09
  • SIX ONE WEDDING AND THIRTEEN BLACK CARDINALS, 1809-10
  • SEVEN THE EMPIRE OF GOD: THE NATIONAL.