# French expedition restores papal rule in Rome (1849)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1849-french-expedition-restores-papal-rule-in-rome
Location: Rome
Categories: battle

French troops defeated the Roman Republic and restored Pope Pius IX. Within the broader Restoration, July Monarchy & Second Republic period, Post-Napoleonic France alternated between restored monarchy, constitutional reform and revolution. Industrialization, colonial expansion and new social movements culminated in the democratic upheaval of 1848. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (President of the French Republic). French expedition restores papal rule in Rome mattered because it changed the military or territorial balance and influenced the political choices that followed. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
French expedition restores papal rule in Rome mattered because it changed the military or territorial balance and influenced the political choices that followed.

Ruler at the time: [Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte](https://history-france.com/rulers/louis-napoleon-bonaparte)

## Sources
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