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Napoleon historic letter on the arrest of French pope up for auction / 43BU266
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A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 is to go under the hammer this weekend, in a reminder of France's complicated past relationship with the Vatican. "It is an item estimated at between 12,000 and 15,000 euros," says Raphael Pitchal, executive assistant at the Osenat auction house. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES