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Pope Leo IX ruled over which territories as Pope?

  • Papal States

  • Carolingian Empire

  • Byzantine Provinces

  • Visigothic Kingdom

Answer

As Pope, Leo IX held authority over the Papal States, a region in central Italy that encompassed the modern-day regions of Lazio, Umbria, and Le Marche. This territory was under the direct control of the Pope and constituted the temporal domain of the papacy during the medieval period.
Pope Leo IX: Trivia Master of the Catholic Church

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