Pope Leo XII

Foreign policy

His foreign policy, entrusted at first to Giulio Maria della Somaglia and then to the more able Tommaso Bernetti, moved in general along lines laid down by Consalvi; and he negotiated certain concordats very advantageous to the papacy. Personally most frugal, Leo reduced taxes, made justice less costly, and was able to find money for certain public improvements; yet he left the finances more confused than he had found them, and even the elaborate jubilee of 1825 did not really mend matters.

Related Topics:
Giulio Maria della Somaglia - Tommaso Bernetti - Consalvi - Concordat - Jubilee - 1825

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