What was Italy divided into during the renaissance?

The Italian Peninsula was divided into a number of city-states, duchies, and republics during the Renaissance.

- The major northern Italian states included:

- the Venetian Republic, based in Venice,

- the Duchy of Milan,

- the Republic of Florence,

- the Republic of Genoa, and

- the Duchy of Mantua.

- The major central Italian states included:

- the Papal States, based in Rome,

- the Grand Duchy of Tuscany,

- the Republic of Siena, and

- the Duchy of Urbino.

- The major southern Italian states included:

- the Kingdom of Naples,

- the Kingdom of Sicily, and

- the Principality of Taranto.