Paris, April 27, 2025 (AFP) - Napoleon letter denying he ordered pope kidnapping sold at auction

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2025-04-27

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. The letter, signed "Napole", went on sale the day after the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday. The sale price was way above the estimate of 12,000-15,000 euros, according to the Osenat auction house. The auction's location in Fontainebleau, south of P......

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