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Pope Pius XI, or Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, is the first Pope elected sovereign of the Vatican City State.

He was born in 1857 in Desio, Milan. He had an early career as a clergy member, but was also an active scholar, politician, and athlete. In 1918 he was appointed apostolic visitor to Poland, and was the Holy See's only representative in the country. Shortly after, in 1921 he was appointed as the first Archbishop of Milan. On January 22nd, 1922 Pope Benedict XV died of pneumonia. The College of Cardinals elected Ratti over Rafael Merry de Val and Pietro Gassipari, whom he appointed Cardinal Secretary of State.