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The Papal Navy (Italian: Marina Pontificia, "Pontifical Navy"; Latin: Classis Pontificiae) [2] was the maritime force of the Papal States.Loosely constituted, it was sporadically extant from approximately the Battle of Ostia (849) during the pontificate of Leo IV until the ascension of Pope Leo XIII in 1878 (though the Navy had ceased all operations in 1870), when he sold the last remaining ...
The Papal States (/ ... Yet, in 1808 the French Empire under Napoleon invaded again, ... A small Papal Navy was also maintained, based at Civitavecchia on the west ...
Ships of the Papal Navy (4 P) Swiss Guard (1 C, 7 P) W. ... Pages in category "Military of the Papal States" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
This category includes historical wars in which Papal States (6th century–1870) participated. ... Napoleonic Wars (25 C, 94 P) S. Second Desmond Rebellion (1 C, 8 P)
The Kingdom of Naples (Latin: Regnum Neapolitanum; Italian: Regno di Napoli; Neapolitan: Regno 'e Napule) was a state that ruled the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816.
Veloce* 18 - paddle frigate, ex steam cruise ship used by the Sicilian revolutionaries in 1848 as the Indipendenza, captured by the Borbonic navy and renamed Veloce, captured again by the troops of Garibaldi in 1860 and renamed Tukery, scrapped in 1899; Valoroso* 18 - sail corvette, broken up in 1870; Zeffiro* 18 - sail corvette, broken up in 1870
He took the regnal name Joseph Napoleon (Giuseppe Napoleone). [6] Control of Naples was of key importance for the French Empire because it allowed it to complete its conquest of the Italian peninsula, except for the Papal States and the Republic of San Marino, while ensuring control of the maritime routes of the Mediterranean and the Adriatic ...
Flag used by papal military strategist Jacopo Pesaro: 1540s: Banner of Pope Paul III: 1669–1771: Flag for Papal Ships: Flag with Christ on the cross, St Peter and St Paul. -1808 [5] [6] Papal cockade until 1808, de facto state flag [7] Yellow and Red plain bicolour 1808-1870 [8] Pilot flag, Infantry colours and de-facto civil flag [9] Yellow ...