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Side-by-side maps of central Italy showing the changing boundaries of the Papal States. The left map highlights the Papal States after the Treaty of Vienna in 1815 in green, showing their greatest extent. The right map shows the Papal States' reduced territory just before absorption into Italy, with orange marking areas annexed in 1860 and yellow showing the final area annexed in 1870, centered ar
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kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia

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Side-by-side maps of central Italy showing the changing boundaries of the Papal States. The left map highlights the Papal States after the Treaty of Vienna in 1815 in green, showing their greatest extent. The right map shows the Papal States' reduced territory just before absorption into Italy, with orange marking areas annexed in 1860 and yellow showing the final area annexed in 1870, centered ar
Papal States, 1815–70 The Papal States in 1815 (left) and at their annexation by Italy in 1870.

The Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia was a historical kingdom within the Austrian Empire, established in 1815 after the Napoleonic Wars. It comprised the territories of Lombardy and Venetia in northern Italy. The Austrian administration in this region, though initially intended to be fair, soon became a source of discontent due to its remoteness and increasingly illiberal policies.12

The Lombards were a Germanic people who ruled a kingdom in Italy from 568 to 774 AD. They migrated into Italy after overthrowing the Ostrogothic kingdom. Their rule in Italy ended when the Frankish king Charlemagne conquered their kingdom in 774.3

In 1866, Venetia was incorporated into the newly formed Kingdom of Italy.1

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