Hey! Thanks a lot. Sorry for the late response, I was typing up some descriptions to show you what I meant. Here you go.
Padania: The people's of Norther Italy, have decided to stake out independence, finally free of the economic shackles of Southern Italy. Declaring independence from the Franco-Germanic Empire, Padania quickly became a key trading nation on the Mediterrenean Sea. While it grew economically, various remnants of the Catholic Church began re-organizing in Milan, to the point in which a new Pope, Magistris I, was elected, albeit under questionable pretense. Padaia continues to hold a friendly, albeit occassionally tense relationship with the Franco-Germanic Empire. It does hope to rule all of Northern Italy someday, afterall.