DBAHC/WI: Unify Italy

There are a few ways this could happen.
1) Have the Pope unify Italy sometime in the 1200’s while he was still very powerful.
2) Not have Gian Galeazzo Visconti die as he did in OTL and having Milan take control of Italy.
3) In the 18th century have the Italian states for a loose Confederation for their common protection and to free themselves from foreign rule. Unlikely but could happen in the late 1730’s.
 
I do believe the French-turned-Habsburg/Tuscan Italy is the most interesting suggested so far, though I could foresee some problems occurring for this Kingdom.
The main one being divisions: geographical, socio-economical, political, etc.
These are very important to address, as it should be noted that the south of the peninsula is often regarded as more rural, with a more industrious north. With that, political divides would likely occur, maybe even communists taking major power in the north due to factory conditions, or republicanism in the south to support the rural Italian voice. All this doesn't even account for the east-west division caused by the Appenine chain.
 
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