Post by General Thomas R Bugeaud on Mar 18, 2008 18:04:17 GMT 1
Name: Count Gregorio Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti
Nickname: Pope Pius VII
Physical Appearance:
Chosen Country: The Papal States
Other: The first new Pope of the 19th century, Pius VII had a long reign for someone who wasn't really the first choice of any of those who elected him. Pius was a compromise candidate, chosen to break a stalemate among cardinals who were divided into nationalistic factions.
A pragmatic yet submissive man, he would have made a better statesman than a Pope but found himself in the position quite by chance and attempted to make the best of it. Frequently in conflict with Napoleon but definitely a man of reaction rather than action. A definite conservative with a dislike for, rather than a fear of, change.
Nickname: Pope Pius VII
Physical Appearance:
Chosen Country: The Papal States
Other: The first new Pope of the 19th century, Pius VII had a long reign for someone who wasn't really the first choice of any of those who elected him. Pius was a compromise candidate, chosen to break a stalemate among cardinals who were divided into nationalistic factions.
A pragmatic yet submissive man, he would have made a better statesman than a Pope but found himself in the position quite by chance and attempted to make the best of it. Frequently in conflict with Napoleon but definitely a man of reaction rather than action. A definite conservative with a dislike for, rather than a fear of, change.
