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11th February 1929: The Lateran Treaty signed between the Italian state and the Roman Catholic Church

11th February 2026
Tagged as: Italy, Lateran Pacts, Lateran Treaty, Mussolini, Papacy, Papal States, Pius IX, Rome, Vatican, Vatican City

The Lateran Treaty recognised the Vatican City as an independent sovereign state under the authority of the pope and, in return, formally recognised the Kingdom of Italy with Rome as its capital.

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16th June 1846: Pope Pius IX begins the longest ever reign of a Catholic Pope

16th June 2023
Tagged as: Catholicism, Italy, Liberalism, Papacy, Papal States, Pius IX, Pope, Religion, Vatican City

Born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, Pius IX’s election by the Papal conclave of 1846 came at a time of significant political unrest across Europe.

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11th February 1929: The Lateran Treaty signed between the Italian state and the Roman Catholic Church

16th June 1846: Pope Pius IX begins the longest ever reign of a Catholic Pope

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2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

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28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

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