Papal States
States o the Kirk Stato della Chiesa Status Pontificius | |
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754–1798 1798–1799: Ponteficate 1799–1849 1849: Ponteficate 1849–1870 | |
Anthem: Noi vogliam Dio, Vergine Maria ( – 1857) (Italian) "We want God, Virgin Mary" Marcia trionfale (1857–1870) (Italian) "Great Triumphal March" | |
![]() Cairt o the Papal States (green) in 1700 (aroond its greatest extent), includin its exclaves o Benevento an Pontecorvo in Soothren Italy, an the Comtat Venaissin an Avignon in Soothern Fraunce. | |
Caipital | Roum |
Common leids | Laitin, Italian, Occitan |
Releegion | Roman Catholic |
Govrenment | Ponteficate |
Pape | |
• 754–757 | Stephen II (first) |
• 1846–1870 | Pius IX (last) |
History | |
• Establishment | 754 |
781 | |
• Treaty o Venice (Independence frae the Holy Roman Empire) | 1177 |
Februar 15, 1798 | |
September 20, 1870 | |
Februar 11, 1929 | |
Currency | Papal States scudo, (till 1866) Papal States lira (1866–1870) |
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The Papal States wur territories in the Italian peninsula unner the sovereign direct rule o the pape, frae the 500s till 1870.