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Events on Thursday 6 July 1809 2
1809Annexation of the Papal States and arrest of Pope Pius VIINapoleon absorbs Rome and seizes the PopeNapoleon formally annexed the Papal States into the French Empire, prompting Pope Pius VII to excommunicate him in response. French troops under General Radet entered the Vatican and took the Pope captive, beginning years of papal exile in France.
1809Battle of WagramDecisive battle ends the War of the Fifth CoalitionNapoleon's army defeated Archduke Charles's Austrians in one of the largest battles of the Napoleonic Wars, fought near Vienna. The French victory effectively ended Austrian resistance and led directly to the Treaty of Schönbrunn.