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Benedictus XV

Date of birth:
November 21st, 1854 (Pegli, Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia)
Date of death:
January 22nd, 1922 (Rome, Italy)
Buried on:
Saint Peter's Basilica
Nationality:
Vatican (1929-present, Absolute Monarchy)

Biography

Born as Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa.

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
September 3rd, 1914
Ordine Supremo del Cristo
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
September 3rd, 1914
Ordine dello Speron d'Oro
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
September 3rd, 1914
Ordine di Pio IX - Cavaliere di Gran Croce
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
September 3rd, 1914
Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni - Grand Cross
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
September 3rd, 1914
Ordo Sancti Silvestri Papae - I class
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
September 3rd, 1914
Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani - Gran Croce

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