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Pius VI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799
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Pius VI
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Summary

Pius VI was born on December 25, 1717[1], in Cesena[2]. He died on August 29, 1799[3], in Valence[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,983 views/month, #7,053 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Vatican Grotto[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Papal States[9]
  • Native language: Italian[10]
  • Position held: Pope[11], cardinal[12]
  • Educated at: University of Ferrara[13]
  • Member of: Catholic Church[14]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Noble title: count[17]
  • Commons category: Pius VI[18]
  • Family name: Braschi[19]
  • Given name: Pius[20]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Pope Pius VI[21]
  • Work location: Rome[22], Papal States[23]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[24]
  • Depicted by: Portrait of Pope Pius VI, Giovanni Angelo Braschi (1717-1799)[25]
  • Described by source: BEIC Digital Library[26], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Otto's encyclopedia[29], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30], The New Student's Reference Work[31]
  • Participant in: 1774–75 papal conclave[32]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[33], Italian[34]
  • Birth name: Giovanni Angelo Braschi[35]
  • Name in native language: Pius PP. VI[36]
  • Consecrator: Clement XI[37], Gian Francesco Albani[38], Henry Benedict Stuart[39], Carlo Rezzonico[40]

Why It Matters

Pius VI has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Pius VI born?

Pius VI's place of birth was Cesena[2].

Where did Pius VI die?

Pius VI passed away in Valence[4].

What did Pius VI do for work?

Pius VI worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

Where did Pius VI go to school?

Pius VI was educated at University of Ferrara[13].

Related Entities

botany Cesena Clement XI Papal States University of Ferrara Valence

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [16] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . BeWeB. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Enciclopedia dei Papi. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Enciclopedia dei Papi. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . BeWeB. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 16d ago · Gerwoman · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 8w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 19w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  11. 19w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  12. 20w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  13. 22w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  14. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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