March of Ancona

March of Ancona
Marca Anconitana
1100–1798
Flag of March of Ancona
The march in a map of 1564 by Vincenzo Luchino.
The march in a map of 1564 by Vincenzo Luchino.
StatusMarch of the Kingdom of Italy
(1100–1198)
Territory of the Papal States
(1198–1798)
CapitalAncona
(until 1210)
Fermo
(1210–15th century)
Macerata
(15th century–1798)
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Spoleto
Republic of Ancona
Anconine Republic
Roman Republic (18th century)

The March of Ancona (Italian: Marca Anconitana or Anconetana) was a frontier march centred on the city of Ancona and later Fermo then Macerata in the Middle Ages.[1] Its name is preserved as an Italian region today, the Marche, and it corresponds to almost the entire modern region and not just the Province of Ancona.