Roman Republic (1849–1850)
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The Roman Republic was a short-lived state declared on 9 February 1849, when the government of the Papal States was temporarily replaced by a republican government due to Pope Pius IX's departure to G
One of the emblems of the Roman Republic.
Proclamation of the Roman Republic in 1849, in Piazza del Popolo
Artillery battery and earthworks at the Aurelian Walls during the defense of Rome in 1849
Casino Savorelli after the French bombardments of Rome in 1849
Pope Pius IX
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Pope Pius IX was head of the Catholic Church from 16 June 1846 until his death in February 1878.
Roman Republic (1849–1850)
…was a short-lived state declared on 9 February 1849, when the government of the Papal States was temporarily replaced by a republican government due to Pope Pius IX's departure to Gaeta. The republic was led by Carlo Armellini, Giuseppe Mazzini, and Aurelio Saffi. Together they formed a triumvirate, a reflection…
Portrait by Adolphe Braun, 1875
1871 portrait by George Peter Alexander Healy
The birthplace house of Pius IX in Senigallia
Illustration showing Mastai-Ferretti at his first Holy Mass in 1819