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Papal States
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Origins and the Donation of Pepin
The political genesis of the Papal States is formally traced to the Donation of Pepin in 756 CE. Following the Lombard invasions and subsequent appeals from Pope Stephen II (r. 752–757)/), Pepin the Short, King of the Franks, defeated the Lombards in northern Italy. In a treaty ratified near Pavia), [Pep…