1929Vatican City Recognized as Sovereign State by Italy

February 11: Pope Pius XI signs the Lateran Treaty with Ital...
Timelines Logo
Year
1177
1921
1922
1925
1929
1945

📜 Treaty of Venice: Papal Victory over Emperor Frederick I

The Treaty or Peace of Venice is signed by the papacy and its allies, and Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor. The Norman Kingdom of Sicily also participates in negotiations and the treaty thereby determines the political course of all of Italy for the next several years.
Treaty of Venice: Papal Victory over Emperor Frederick I (1177)
Middle AgesHoly Roman EmpireCatholicismFrederick ITreatyDiplomacyChurch and StateMedieval Italy
ItalyItalyGermanyGermanyVatican CityVatican City

🇮🇹 Mussolini Founds the Italian Fascist Party

November 9: The Italian National Fascist Party is established by Benito Mussolini.
Mussolini Founds the Italian Fascist Party (1921)
FascismBenito MussoliniPolitical PartiesInterwar PeriodTotalitarianismAuthoritarianism
ItalyItaly

🇮🇹 Mussolini's Fascists Seize Power in Italy

October 28: March on Rome brings Benito Mussolini to power in Italy.
Mussolini's Fascists Seize Power in Italy (1922)
FascismBenito MussoliniTotalitarianismInterwar PeriodWorld War II
ItalyItaly

🗣️ Mussolini's Speech Formally Establishes Fascist Dictatorship

January 3: Benito Mussolini delivers a speech to begin his dictatorship.
Mussolini's Speech Formally Establishes Fascist Dictatorship (1925)
FascismDictatorshipBenito MussoliniTotalitarianismInterwar PeriodAuthoritarianism
ItalyItaly

🤝 Vatican City Recognized as Sovereign State by Italy

February 11: Pope Pius XI signs the Lateran Treaty with Italian leader Benito Mussolini, after which the Vatican City is recognised as a sovereign state.
Vatican City Recognized as Sovereign State by Italy (1929)
TreatyCatholicismFascismSovereigntyVatican CityBenito MussoliniInterwar PeriodDiplomacy
ItalyItalyVatican CityVatican City

🔪 Execution of Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini

Execution of Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini (1945)
World War IIFascismDictatorshipBenito MussoliniExecutionPolitical ViolenceAxis Powers
ItalyItaly