Historedia
Person

Pellegrino Rossi

Events
2
Episodes
5
Years
1849

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Pellegrino Rossi, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. General elections held in the Papal States

    1849

    Role: Minister of Justice

    1. 21 January 1849 · Papal StatesJanuary 1849 Elections

      The Constituent Assembly scheduled direct, universal elections for male citizens over 21 on 21 January 1849.

  2. The Roman Republic is proclaimed

    1849

    Role: Assassinated Minister

    1. 21 January 1849 · RomeAssembly Election and Republican Inclination

      Direct elections in January 1849 produced a republican assembly because the Pope forbade Catholics from voting, calling the election sacrilegious.

    2. February 1849 · RomeAffirmation of Religious Role

      One of the first acts of the Republic was to proclaim the Pope's right to continue as head of the Roman Church.

    3. 2 February 1849 · Teatro ApolloDenunciation of Temporal Power

      At a rally in the Teatro Apollo, Abbé Arduini declared the temporal power of popes to be a historical lie and political imposture.

    4. 9 February 1849 · RomeProclamation of the Roman Republic

      The Constitutional Assembly convened in Rome and proclaimed the Roman Republic after midnight on 9 February 1849, replacing the Papal government.

Sources

  1. Roman Republic (1849–1850) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04