Papal States Papal State, Church State, State of the Church, Stato della Chiesa, Status Ecclesiae, Ecclesiastical States
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territories mostly in the Appenine Peninsula under the sovereign direct rule of the pope between 756–1870
- Country:
- Papal States
- Coordinates (WGS-84):
- 41,9,12,4875