[2] An 1861 report by Minister Minghetti to Prince Eugene of Savoy, Lieutenant of the King,[3] justified merging the small and fragmented provinces of southern Marche into a single large province, a move to overcome the historical border between the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the Papal States.

Fabrizio Cesetti was the only signatory of the act forming the province,[5] which was delayed due to the conclusion of the Legislature XIII of Italy.

[6] The Province of Fermo is in the Marche region of central Italy, and stretches from the Sibillini Mountains to the Adriatic Sea.

[7] Footwear and leather goods are produced in the area, and the main agricultural products are cereals, vegetables, grapes, olives and livestock.

The neighbouring municipality of Porto San Giorgio has a castle dating from 1269, which protected the valley that leads to Fermo.