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Papal States in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Papal States in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records3 event labels2 people1796–1809

Historical events in Papal States

1796

12 June 1796
Invasion of Papal States
Napoleon I · Revolution of France

Begins the invasion of Papal territory

1800

1800
Capture of Papal States
Marechal Joachim Murat · Napoleonic Wars

Captures the Papal States after the Battle of Marengo

1802

25 March 1802
Rule of Papal States
Napoleon I · Napoleonic Wars

Under the Treaty of Amiens France withdraws from the Papal States; it fixed the borders of French Guiana; Malta, Gozo, and Comino are restored to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the islands are declared neutral

1809

1809
Capture of Papal States
Napoleon I · Napoleonic Wars

The Pope is arrested & kept in captivity

Provenance

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