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City, the overall security and law enforcement of the city-state is conducted by the Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City, which is a separate body.

History

Italian Wars

The Pontifical Swiss Guard has its origins in the 15th century. Pope Sixtus IV (1471-1484) had allied with the Swiss Confederacy and built barracks in Via Pellegrino after foreseeing the possibility

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