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The Papal States (/ ˈ p eɪ p ə l / PAY-pəl; Italian: Stato Pontificio; Latin: Dicio Pontificia), officially the State of the Church, [7] were a conglomeration of territories on the Italian peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the Pope from 756 to 1870. [8]
The Roman scudo (plural: scudi romani) was the currency of the Papal States until 1866. It was subdivided into 100 baiocchi ( singular : baiocco ), each of 5 quattrini ( singular : quattrino ). Other denominations included the grosso of 5 baiocchi, the carlino of 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 baiocchi, the giulio and paoli; both of 10 baiocchi, the testone of 30 ...
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All the other Italian states remained independent, with the most powerful being the Venetian Republic, the Medici's Duchy of Tuscany, the Savoyard state, the Republic of Genoa, and the Papal States. The Gonzaga in Mantua, the Este in Modena and Ferrara and the Farnese in Parma and Piacenza continued to be important dynasties.
Map showing the Comtat and the Principality of Orange in 1547. Avignon was sold to the papacy by Joanna I, Queen of Naples and Countess of Provence, in 1348, [2] whereupon the two comtats were joined to form a unified papal enclave geographically, though retaining their separate political identities.
Papal States, Quadruple Scudo d'Oro (1689) depicting Pope Alexander VIII (obv) and Saints Peter and Paul (rev). The scudo (pl. scudi) was the name for a number of coins used in various states in the Italian peninsula until the 19th century.
Between 1798 and 1800, and again between 1809 and 1814, the Papal State was occupied by French troops and the pope was in exile. After the restoration of the Papal State by the Congress of Vienna, Pius VII set about reforming its administration, assisted by Cardinal Secretary of State Ercole Consalvi.
World map from 1565 World map depicting 1555–1556. This is a list of countries by population in 1500. Estimate numbers are from the beginning of the year, and exact population figures are for countries that held a census on various dates in that year.