Chronology: Date 1870-07

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1870 19 Jul – 1871 10 May 187-	Franco-Prussian War was a conflict between the Second French Empire of Napoleon III and the German states of the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia. The conflict was caused by Prussian ambitions to extend German unification and French fears of the shift in the European balance of power that would result if the Prussians succeeded. See KA90 for Bahá'u'lláh's reference to this and KAN121 for `Abdu'l-Bahá's interpretation.	France; Franco-Prussian War; Germany; History (general); Napoleon III; War
1870 Jul 187-	The Roman Catholic Vatican Council under Pope Pius IX formulated the doctrine of papal infallibility. Shortly afterwards Italian forces under Victor Emmanuel II attacked the Papal States and seize and occupy Rome, virtually extinguishing the temporal sovereignty of the pope. [GPB227; PDC54] See Bahá'í Historical Facts.	- Christianity; - Popes; History (general); Italy; Pope Pius IX; Rome, Italy


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