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| Napoleon desire to control the church |
| Napoleon occupies several Papal States |
| Napoleon annexed Papal States |
| Napoleon kidnaps the Pope |
Your answer was: All of the above. |
Answer: All of the answers are correct. Napoleon invaded the Papal States in 1799. Things did not start off well for Pope Pius VII when he was elected in 1800. At his coronation, he was forced to wear a paper mache papal tiara because the real tiara was stolen by the French. Over the next 15 years, the relationship with the French got worse. The Papal States were not only occupied by the French, but Napoleon annexed them. The Pope was basically kidnapped and held in captivity. Pope Pius VII excommunicated Napoleon in 1809. Napoleon was defeated in 1814, but before his death, the excommunication was lifted and he received the last rites. To the truest of history buffs, my apologies for the short summary! However, I think I got the basic story straight. Napoleon and Pope Pius VII did not get along very well. Napoleon controlled, occupied, and annexed Papal land. He kidnaped the Pope. For all of those reasons and probably others, Napoleon was excommunicated by Pope Pius VII but was forgiven in the end.  Napoleon and Pope Pius VII Did Not Get Along Very Well! |
