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Papal States

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The Papal States ( PAY-pəl), officially the State of the Church, were a conglomeration of territories on the Italian Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the pope from 756 to 1870. They were among the major Italian states from the 8th century until the unification of Italy, which took place between 1859 and 1870, culminating in their incorporation into the Kingdom of Italy.

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  1. 1527Sack of RomeRomeThe Sack of Rome, then part of the Papal States, followed the capture of Rome on 6 May 1527 by the mutinous troops of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, during the War of the League of Cognac. Charles V only intended to threaten military action to make Pope Clement VII accept his terms. However, the Imperial army (14,000 Germans, including Lutherans, 6,000 Spaniards and some Italians) were largely unpaid and mutinied.Source: Wikidata (country)
  2. 1860Battle of CastelfidardoCastelfidardoThe Battle of Castelfidardo was fought on 18 September 1860 near the town of Castelfidardo in the Marche region. It was an engagement between the Royal Sardinian Army and the army of the Papal States during the Piedmontese invasion of the Papal States.Source: Wikidata (country)
  3. 1867Battle of MentanaMentanaThe Battle of Mentana was fought on November 3, 1867, near the village of Mentana, located north-east of Rome (then in the Papal States, now modern Lazio), between French-Papal troops and the Italian volunteers led by Giuseppe Garibaldi. Garibaldi's troops tried to capture Rome, which was at that time the main Italian city not yet incorporated into the newly unified Kingdom of Italy.Source: Wikidata (country)