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Roman question
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<p>The Roman question was a dispute regarding the temporal power of the <a href="/facts/Pope/9zVokNjn">popes</a> as rulers of a civil territory in the context of the Italian <a href="/facts/Risorgimento/B1x6mLbU">Risorgimento</a>. It ended with the <a href="/facts/Lateran_treaties/GMN1qXYV">Lateran Pacts</a> between King <a href="/facts/Victor_Emmanuel_III_of_Italy/swYWoPeV">Victor Emmanuel III</a> and Prime Minister <a href="/facts/Benito_Mussolini/q8UPaBlm">Benito Mussolini</a> of <a href="/facts/Kingdom_of_Italy/X5hxYBvF">Italy</a> and <a href="/facts/Pope_Pius_XI/qQmoRXh1">Pope Pius XI</a> of the <a href="/facts/Holy_See/7tK8AceC">Holy See</a> in 1929. </p>