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Events on Tuesday 16 June 1846 1
1846Election of Pope Pius IXStart of the longest papacy in Church historyCardinal Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti was elected pope after a short conclave following the death of Gregory XVI. His reign of nearly 32 years saw the end of the Papal States and the First Vatican Council.