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Marche

Also known as the Marches

The Marche is a region of central Italy between the Apennines and the Adriatic Sea, with its capital at Ancona. Most of it belonged to the Papal States from the Middle Ages until 1860, when Piedmontese troops occupied it on their way south to meet Garibaldi, and a plebiscite joined it to the Kingdom of Italy. Urbino, seat of the Montefeltro court and birthplace of Raphael, lies in the region.

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Papal StatesSocioeconomy, Decline, SummaryEmirate of CórdobaMilitaryDuchy of AquitaineMilitaryKingdom of ItalyFoundationKingdom of PowysSummary

Mentioned in 10 state histories

PicentesDuchy of SpoletoPapal StatesCounty of La MarcheDuchy of UrbinoDuchy of CamerinoLordship of RiminiDuchy of RomagnaAnconine RepublicKingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Marche. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/marche
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“Marche.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/marche. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Marche.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/marche.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Marche’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/marche (Accessed: ).

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