, ▁and ▁from ▁then ▁on , ▁Mar che ▁was ▁firm ly ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Pap al ▁States ▁except ▁during ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁period . ▁This ▁saw ▁the ▁short ▁lived ▁Republic ▁of ▁An con a , ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 7 – 9 8 ; ▁the ▁mer ging ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁with ▁the ▁Roman ▁Republic ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 8 – 9 9 , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Italy ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 3 ; ▁and ▁the ▁short ▁occupation ▁by ▁Jo achim ▁Mur at ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁After ▁Napoleon ' s ▁defeat , ▁Mar che ▁returned ▁to ▁Pap al ▁rule ▁until ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁an nex ed ▁to ▁the ▁un ified ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Italy ▁by ▁a ▁ple bis cite . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁refer endum ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁ 7 ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁Monte f elt ro ▁were ▁det ached ▁from ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁P es aro ▁and ▁U rb ino ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁R im ini ▁( Em ilia - R om agna ) ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁municipal ities ▁are ▁Cast eld el ci , ▁Mai olo , ▁Nov af elt ria , ▁P enn ab illi , ▁San ▁Leo , ▁Sant ' Ag ata ▁F elt ria ▁and ▁Tal am ello . ▁ ▁Town s ▁in ▁Mar che ▁ ▁were ▁dev ast ated ▁by