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Territories mostly in the Appenine Peninsula under the sovereign direct rule of the pope between 756–1870
The Papal States ( PAY-pəl; ; ), officially the State of the Church ( ; ), were a conglomeration of territories on the Apennine Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the Pope from 756 until 1870. They were among the major states of Italy from the 8th century until the Unification of Italy, between 1859 and 1870. Wikipedia