What were the Papal States?
Q: What were the Papal States?
A: The Papal States were territories in the Italian Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the Pope.
Q: How long did the Papal States exist?
A: The Papal States existed from the 8th century until 1870.
Q: What was the official name of the Papal States?
A: The official name of the Papal States was the State of the Church, or Stato della Chiesa in Italian.
Q: What happened to much of the Papal States' territory by 1861?
A: Much of the Papal States' territory had been conquered by the Kingdom of Italy by 1861.
Q: When did the Pope lose Lazio and Rome?
A: The Pope lost Lazio and Rome in 1870.
Q: Did the Pope have any physical territory after 1870?
A: After 1870, the Pope had no physical territory at all, except for the Vatican.
Q: What was the Latin name for the Papal States?
A: The Latin name for the Papal States was Status Ecclesiasticus, or Ecclesiastical State.
