Interview Between Napoleon and the Pope
β 4 Β· 1897 Β· 1m Β· Drama Β· History
This reconstruction refers to a meeting that allegedly took place on 25 November 1804 at Fontainebleau between Pope Pius VII and Napoleon to discuss the coronation.
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