Summary of David I. Kertzer's Prisoner of the Vatican

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#1 The Pope of Rome, Pius IX, was the head of the Catholic Church. In 1848, he escaped from Rome and went to the Kingdom of Sardinia, where he hoped to establish a new Utopian Republic.

#2 In 1858, the Kingdom of Sardinia, led by King Victor Emmanuel II, attempted to conquer most of Italy and remove the Austrians from power. The pope, Pius IX, escaped Rome and went to the Kingdom of Sardinia, where he established a new Utopian Republic.

#3 The Pope of Rome, Pius IX, was the head of the Catholic Church. In 1848, he escaped from Rome and went to the Kingdom of Sardinia, where he established a new Utopian Republic. In 1858, the Kingdom of Sardinia, led by King Victor Emmanuel II, attempted to conquer most of Italy and remove the Austrians from power. The pope, Pius IX, escaped Rome and went to the Kingdom of Sardinia, where he established a new Utopian Republic. The Italian state was officially inaugurated in 1862, but many nationalists were unhappy with the king's decision to restore the pope's lands.

#4 In 1864, the Italian government agreed to get the French troops out of Rome, and in exchange, they were allowed to annex it. The pope was called to give up his lands, but he insisted on keeping the Holy City.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Sep 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350002461

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

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Insights from Chapter 5

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Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

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Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

In 1848, the Pope rejected pleas that he support efforts to drive the Austrians out of Italy. In 1849, the Pope escaped Rome and fled to the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was the best hope for those seeking change.

#2

In 1858, the king of Sardinia, Victor Emmanuel II, began to see his chance for greatness in uniting Italy under a single government. He sent his army south to Naples, where they met with Garibaldi's army, and the two forces marched into Rome together.

#3

The Italian state was officially inaugurated in 1860, but Rome and the region around it were still in the pope's hands. The nationalists were unhappy with this, and in 1862, Garibaldi tried to force the king's hand by marching on Rome.

#4

The pope tried to buck up his supporters' spirits in Rome, but the Italian government came up with a plan to get the French troops out of Rome. In exchange, they would transfer their capital from Turin to Florence, and not attack papal territory.

#5

The French emperor had recently conveyed a message to the pope through the papal nuncio in Paris. Napoleon III, he was told, did not intend to see the new Italian state dismantled. He would allow a Savoyard prince to become king of Naples, if that would appease the Italians.

#6

The pope was despondent and frustrated in January 1865, believing that the British were unfairly hanging two thousand Negroes to suppress a rebellion in Jamaica. In June 1866, the Austrians pulverized the Italian army at Custoza, near Verona, which pleased the pope immensely.

#7

In December 1866, the French flag was taken down from Sant’Angelo Castle in Rome and the last French soldiers boarded their ships in the papal port of Civitavecchia, bound for home. With Rome no longer protected by foreign troops, the Italian government found itself in an awkward position.

#8

In 1867, the Italian state, on taking Rome, declared the papacy the most noxious of all sects and ended it. But Rome remained silent, and the Italian government was embarrassed by the lack of a revolt.

#9

On March 26, the British envoy, Russell, had an audience with the pope. With the return of the French troops, along with his own expanded papal army, Pius told him that he now had the largest