Spanish Latium (Caesar of Rome)

The Territory of Latium, sometimes known as Spanish Latium or simply Latium, was a territory and protectorate of the from 1514 until its independence in 1642. The territory was de facto a possession of the, while the Pope was a spiritual leader, however often the Pope would act as governor of the territory was well.

Latium was officially in possession of the Spanish Habsburgs since the end of the in 1514. By the reluctant signing of the, Spain gained ground in Italy after it had crumbled under the might of the Ottoman armies. Latium later gained independence from Spain, officially in 1642 after the. Many, including the Pope, were worried that the Spanish sovereignty over the land was causing the to be more influenced by the Crown than by the Cross.