Avignon (The Boulanger Era)

Following the unification of Italy under the Savoy House, the Papacy had lost its temporal power and considered himself a prisonner within the Vatican. For this reason, the Pope had forbidden all catholics in Italy from participating in the political life of the country. As a mean of dividing the people of Italy during the unavoidable coming war, Chancelor Boulanger offered the Pope the town of Avignon and its surrounding area to rule.