Giulio Maria della Somaglia
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Giulio Maria della Somaglia ) was an Italian cardinal. and Secretary of State under Pope Leo XII. He was known as a staunch zelante cardinal who helped enforce an authoritarian regime in the crumbling Papal States.
Giulio Maria della Somaglia
Pope Leo XII
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Pope Leo XII, born Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiorre Girolamo Nicola della Genga, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 28 September 1823 to his death in February 1829.
Leo XII in 1828
"The Grand Gala Berlin", a luxury carriage constructed in Rome during the first half of the nineteenth century, is an order of the States of the Church during the reign of two pontiffs: Leo XII, in the years 1824–1826, and Gregory XVI, who requested some important modifications. The carriage was used for five solemn festive occasions in the year.
The Tiber with Castel Sant'Angelo, Ponte Sant'Angelo and St. Peter in the time of Leo XII, by Silvestr Feodosievich Shchedrin
Bust of Pope Leo XII, c. 1820s