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Italy Invaded by Attila the Hun. Pope Leo I dissuades Attila from Sacking Rome.
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Apparently, he nosebleeded to death on his wedding night. Attila drank so much wine, while he normally didn't, that he choked on his own blood and died.
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Uncurable and deadly, the Black Death wiped out around 1/4 to 1/2 of Europe's population.
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Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire
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The Italian Mafia has slowly infiltrated and controlled Italy starting from the 1800s.
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Napoleon declares himself the Emperor of Italy.
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Italy is broken up into smaller kingdoms.
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Where Napoleon Met His Waterloo.
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A referendum in Naples led to the creation of the Kingdom of Italy under the leadership of Victor Emmanuel the second. Giuseppe Garibaldi and Camillo Di Cavour helped unite Italy.
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Where Benito Mussolini came to power. The king was scared.
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Shot and hung by his own people. Not a pleasant death.
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Italy becomes a republic!
