Map 11
Central Italy enlarged. Notice the extension of
Papal dominion into the Tyrol.
Map number 11: in 1789 shows the map of
Europe just before the overthrow of the old order. The Holy
Roman Empire and Papal States are still the dominant force at the
threshold of the French Revolution. Note that beside Papal
States and The Holy Roman Empire there are huge areas in black
that are church lands in central Europe. No wonder there was a
revolution. The Holy Roman Empire is just short of 1,000 years
old at this time. The Papal States' temporal rule over land in
central Italy, by a continuous line of Popes, is over 1,000 year
old at this time. That is a long time to hold continuous unbroken
authority. In this book we have made it a point of importance to
show that this feudal authority should have been broken by the
Protestant Revolt, but was not. Read the chapter on the Little
Book to see why.