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Throughout the history of Italy, the Papal States were geographical regions around the city of Rome that came under the political and military rule of the Vatican. The extent of these states changed as wars and regimes came and went. The modern Papal State only includes the portion of Rome that is the present Vatican.
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Throughout the history of Italy, the Papal States were geographical regions around the city of Rome that came under the political and military rule of the Vatican. The extent of these states changed as wars and regimes came and went. The modern Papal State only includes the portion of Rome that is the present Vatican.
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What is the absolute location of the Papal States?
The Papal States are the territory ruled by the Pope. Formerly the Papal States consisted of most of central Italy, plus some other territories, for example Avignon which is now in France. The Papal States varied in size throughout history, and in some periods did not exist. The territory currently ruled by the Pope is the Vatican (technically called the "Holy See"). The term "Papal States" is no longer used, because the territory now is so small.
What was the capital of the Papal States?
Rome was the capitol of the Papal States.
Who ruled the papal states?
The Papal States were ruled by the pope.
When was Papal States created?
Papal States was created in 752.
When did Papal States end?
Papal States ended in 1870.
What were the territories in central Italy controlled by the pope called?
The Papal States.
What is another name for a papal decree called?
A papal decree is called a Papal Bull.
What did the papal states occupy?
The Papal States occupied about 1/3 of what is today Italy.
Who controlled the government in Papal States?
The papacy, or the pope's 'government' controlled the papal states.
Who is in charge of the papal states?
Papal States was a nation from 750-1840...can u say years?
Why are the Papal States called Papal States?
The Papal States were also sometimes called the States of the Church, the Ecclesiastical States, or the Pontifical States, and they existed from roughly the sixth century to 1861 or 1870. In that long, long era, there was no central, unified Italian nation or government. Instead, the Italian peninsula was a collection of two dozen (more or less) politically independent "city-states" as they were called. They were mini-independent nations the size of a city, or a little larger. Although the extent of the Papal State varied over their 1200 plus years, usually they were the largest of the Italian city-states at any given time. They comprised a swath of territory that went from sea to sea across the peninsula, from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Adriatic Sea. The Papal States always included Rome, and at one time or another included many other Italian cities -- such as Pisa, Aosta, Bologna and others. Actually, "Papal States" is a reasonably descriptive name. "Papal" is the adjectival form for "Pope". "State" means "a sovereign polity or government; a nation and its government." States is plural because the Papal States never were a particularly unified government, instead, governors of one sort or another were sent out from Rome to each of the outlying districts Do not underestimate the importance of a descriptive name, especially to a modern historian. When the Papal States existed, Venice described itself as "The Most Serene Republic", and the small kingdom the comprised Naples, Calabria and Sicily was called "The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies." Figure that one out for yourself. I've tried and tried, but I never could count more than one Sicily.
What Papal States still exist today?
Vatican City is all that remains today of the Papal States.
