PIE IX, Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti, Pope... - Lot 126 - Gros & Delettrez

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PIE IX, Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti, Pope... - Lot 126 - Gros & Delettrez
PIE IX, Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti, Pope (1792-1878). L.A.S. addressed to General Oudinot. July 5, 1849. 2 pp. large in-4. In Italian. Small scratches. Important letter relative to the siege of Rome, at the edifying date of July 5, 1849, that is to say the day after the fall of the new Republic of Rome. The sovereign pontiff, then exiled in Gaéte, evokes the difficulties of his pontificate, congratulates of military, announces victories against the anarchy "I know the value of the French armies", etc. The city, taken by assault by the liberals, was saved by the French army which restored the pontifical authority.
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