The year of Napoleon's disastrous enterprise in" Mussia—1812—-Pius VIT, was brought to Fontaincblen, where he lived till the Emperor's return from Moscow. Ie foretold Napoleon's disasters in Russia; pre-Gicted that "the rifles would fall from the hands of his. soldiers!
After Napoleon's defeat at Battle of Leipzig in 1813 and subsequent abdication in 1814, VIL, returned to Rome. The foliot ing' year the Congress of Vienna by Leo who reigned from 1823 till He was succeeded by Pi in turn, was succeeded by 1846, The tumultuous events of 1818 were disastrous to Pius IX. He was driven from Rome: the reins government fell into the hands ¢f Mazzini, and Avezzano— in 1845, Pope Pins did not return to Rome till the followings year, War of 1859
Atter the Austro-Ialian war of 1859, the Papal States were deprived
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