Papal Navy
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The Papal Navy (Italian: Marina Pontificia, "Pontifical Navy"; Latin: Classis Pontificiae[1]) was the main navy of the Papal States from the Battle of Ostia (879) until the Fall of the Papal States in 1871.
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Papal Navy | |
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Marina Pontificia | |
Disbanded | 1870; 154 years ago (1870) (1878; 146 years ago (1878) official by pope) |
Country | Papal States |
Type | Navy |
Patron | Saint Peter Saint Paul |
Engagements | Battle of Ostia Battle of Lepanto Napoleonic Wars Italian Unification |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Alessandro Cialdi Marcantonio Colonna |
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