+The **Papal States** were historical territories in [Italy](/wiki/Italy) under the direct sovereign rule of the [Pope](/wiki/Pope), enduring for over a millennium. Their temporal power ended with absorption into a unified nation in 1870, leaving only [Vatican City](/wiki/Vatican_City) as an independent papal state.
+## See also
+- [Holy See](/wiki/Holy_See)
+- [Catholic Church](/wiki/Catholic_Church)
+- [Italian Unification](/wiki/Italian_Unification)
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