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1805: Napoleon Becomes King of Italy

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1805: Napoleon Becomes King of Italy

On this day in 1805, Napoleon Bonaparte was declared the King of Italy. This was an additional title, sin ...

On this day in 1805, Napoleon Bonaparte was declared the King of Italy. This was an additional title, since he had become the Emperor of the French a year before. The title King of Italy (French: Roi ...

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1271: Knight Murdered in Church During Mass

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1271: Knight Murdered in Church During Mass

A terrible crime occurred on this day in medieval history, when English knight Henry of Cornwall was murd ...

A terrible crime occurred on this day in medieval history, when English knight Henry of Cornwall was murdered in an Italian church during mass. The church was that of St. Sylvester in the Italian town ...

March 13, 2020
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1568: An Aristocrat who Renounced his Heritage to Become a Monk

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1568: An Aristocrat who Renounced his Heritage to Become a Monk

On this day, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga was born in the castle in the Italian village Castiglione delle Stivi ...

On this day, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga was born in the castle in the Italian village Castiglione delle Stiviere. His Gonzaga family was one of the most prominent ruling dynasties in Italian history. Alre ...

March 09, 2020
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1724: This Family Produced the most Popes

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1724: This Family Produced the most Popes

This day in 1724 marked the death of Pope Innocent XIII, the last pope from the Italian Conti family. Tha ...

This day in 1724 marked the death of Pope Innocent XIII, the last pope from the Italian Conti family. That family produced as many as four popes, making it the leading family in history in this regard ...

March 07, 2020
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1475: Michelangelo Buonarroti Born in Tuscany

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1475: Michelangelo Buonarroti Born in Tuscany

Michelangelo was the son of prominent Florentine patricians, who were engaged in banking for generations, ...

Michelangelo was the son of prominent Florentine patricians, who were engaged in banking for generations, but were later impoverished On this day Michelangelo Buonarroti was born in the small village ...

March 06, 2020
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1810: Leo XIII – The Oldest Pope in Recorded History

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1810: Leo XIII – The Oldest Pope in Recorded History

Leo XIII lived to be 93 years and 140 days old. He was the first pope in history to be recorded on film. ...

Leo XIII lived to be 93 years and 140 days old. He was the first pope in history to be recorded on film. At the request of the Blessed Sister Mary of the Divine Heart, he consecrated the entire world ...

March 02, 2020
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1796: Napoleon Became a Great Military Commander Thanks to Josephine?

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1796: Napoleon Became a Great Military Commander Thanks to Josephine?

On this day the young Napoleon Bonaparte was appointed the commander-in-chief of the French forces in Ita ...

On this day the young Napoleon Bonaparte was appointed the commander-in-chief of the French forces in Italy (French: Général en chef de l'Armée d'Italie). He was only 26 at the time, so it was rather ...

March 02, 2020
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1792: Gioachino Rossini – The Most Famous Gourmand among Composers

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|Date: February 29, 2020
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1792: Gioachino Rossini – The Most Famous Gourmand among Composers

Gioachino Rossini, the famous Italian composer, was born on this day in 1792. He was born in the town of ...

Gioachino Rossini, the famous Italian composer, was born on this day in 1792. He was born in the town of Pesaro in central Italy, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Pesaro is located between Ancona and ...

February 29, 2020
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