The County of Molise ( it, Contado di Molise) was a ''
giustizierato
A justiciarate or justiciarship ( it, giustizierato , plural ''giustizierati''; alternatively known as ''circoscrizione'') was a type of administrative subdivision that was used by several Italian states in the medieval period.
The Kingdom of Sic ...
'' (justiciarate) in the
Kingdom of Sicily and
Kingdom of Naples.
Originally it covered a small area between the
Mainarde
The Monti delle Mainarde, also known just as Le Mainarde, is a range of calcareous mountains on the border between the regions of Lazio and Molise in southern central Italy. It is the southern extension of the Monti della Meta. The highest pea ...
mountains and the
Matese
The Matese ( Italian: Monti del Matese or Massiccio del Matese) is a chain of mountains in southern Apennines, southern Italy.
Geography
The Matese mountains straddle two regions (Molise and Campania) and four provinces (Campobasso, Isernia, B ...
mountains, where the
province of Isernia
The province of Isernia ( it, provincia di Isernia) is a province in the region of Molise in Italy. The provincial capital is the city Isernia and the president of the province is Alfredo Ricci. The province of Isernia has an area of and a popu ...
is today. During the Middle Ages its borders reached the Adriatic coast up to
Vasto
Vasto ( Abruzzese: '; grc, Ἱστόνιον, Histonion}, la, Histonium) is a ''comune'' on the Adriatic coast of the Province of Chieti, in southern Abruzzo, Italy. During the Middle Ages it was called d''Guastaymonis'', '' Vasto d'Aimone'' or ...
. When the Kingdom of Two Sicilies was established Contado di Molise had a surface area as large as contemporary
Molise
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Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
History of Molise
Geography of Molise
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