Administrative subdivisions of the Papal States from 1816 to 1870

Papal Legations Legazioni Pontificie
Subdivision of the Papal States
1592–1859
Flag of the Papal States Coat of arms of the Papal States
The Papal Legations shown within the Papal States
Capital	Bologna
• Type	Monarchy
Historical era	Early modern period
• Congregazione del     Buon Governo (it)	15 August 1592 1592
• Acquisition of Ferrara     on extinction of     legitimate Este line	27 October 1597
• Annexed to Sardinian     client Central Italy	8 December 1859 1859
• Central Italy annexed     to Piedmont-Sardinia	March 1860
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Ferrara House of Bentivoglio Papal States United Provinces of Central Italy
Today part of	Italy

The term Papal Legation, in a territorial sense, refers to certain northern administrative regions of the erstwhile Papal States: specifically the "Legations" of Ferrara, Bologna, and Romagna. In 1860, after a referendum which followed the Second Italian War of Independence, the Papal Legations became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

See also

• Apostolic Nunciature
• United Provinces of Central Italy

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