NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
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Realpolitik
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Papal States
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -At their zenith, the Papal States covered most of the modern Italian regions of Lazio (which includes Rome), Marche, Umbria and Romagna, and portions of Emilia. These holdings were considered to be a manifestation of the temporal power of the pope, as opposed to his ecclesiastical primacy.
Detailed explanation-2: -While officially the lands that would become the Papal States were considered part of the Eastern Roman Empire, for the most part, they were overseen by officers of the Church. The official beginning of the Papal States came in the 8th century.
Detailed explanation-3: -Papal States, also called Republic of Saint Peter or Church States, Italian Stati Pontifici or Stati della Chiesa, territories of central Italy over which the pope had sovereignty from 756 to 1870.
Detailed explanation-4: -Vatican City is ruled by the Pope and he represents all of the world’s Roman Catholics. Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, with an area of 44 hectares (110 acres, about half a square kilometre). Vatican City has its own constitution, postal system, seal, flag, and other symbols of statehood.