Napoleon and Pius VII. Share full article. From "Napoleon's Opera Glasses," by Lew Rosen. Jan. 9, 1897; Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from January ...

A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 was sold at auction on Sunday outside Paris for 26,360 euros ($30,000), the auctioneer said. French ...

The missive has been estimated at 12,000-15,000 euros ($14,000-17,000) by auction house Osenat and will go on sale in Fontainebleau, south of Paris, where Pope Pius VII was imprisoned after being ...

The missive has been estimated at €12,000-€15,000 by auction house Osenat and will go on sale in Fontainebleau, south of Paris, where Pope Pius VII was imprisoned after being initially held in ...

The gate of the Chateau de Fontainebleau. (Photo by THOMAS COEX / AFP) A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 will be auctioned this ...

Pope Pius VII was born in Cesena, just 9 miles from the Adriatic Sea in what was then part of the Papal States. (Original Caption) Napoleon and Pope Pius VII at Fountainbloeaus , 1809. Painting by ...

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A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 is to go under the hammer this weekend, in a reminder of France's complicated past relationship with ...

A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 was sold at auction on Sunday outside Paris for €26,360, the auctioneer said.