papal state

With a POD after 1815, find a way to make three states occupy the italian peninsula. "Italy" in this timeline is nothing more than a geographical/historical expression like "Iberia", "Gaul", or "the balkans". "Lombardy" in the north consisting of the Po valley + Tuscany , Nice and Savoy with...

I'm not ashamed to admit I've enjoyed playing map games like Victoria 2 before, and one thing I always found fun was to take an Italian state and use it to acquire colonies somewhere in the world, usually in Asia or the Americas. Obviously, this is a far fetched possibility, but i'm curious what...

What if Machiavelli worked directly for Cesare Borgia as a strategist? How would this change Cesare Borgia's fate, and ambitions over Italy? What is the maximum Cesare Borgia could accomplish with Machiavelli's tactics, or would it change anything at all?

You heard right: give the Papal state colonies. I don't know how you could do it, but here are the guidelines: 1) They can be anywhere but in the Mediterranean. 2) They can be de facto or de jure. 3) They must be considered to be, either de facto or de jure, a part of the Papal State.

As we know well, pope Alexander VI divided the non-Xian world between Spain and Portugal in the treaty of Tordesillas, 1495. However, WI Alex had demanded a share of the world for the Papal state, since he a) was the leader of Xianity, having a right for 10%, b) was the "fair negotiator" and...