Castle of Pontevico
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The Castle of Pontevico is a former fortification built at the height of the early Middle Ages in Pontevico, Province of Brescia, currently used as a neuropsychiatric institute. It has also been remod
Pontevico Castle as seen from the bridge over the Oglio River, which connects the Province of Brescia with the Province of Cremona.
The Oglio River in front of the castle.
Frederick II of Swabia in Pontevico found no resistance from the Guelphs, managing to take possession of the castle on the eve of the Battle of Cortenuova.
Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan from 1354 to 1385, proved particularly ruthless toward the castle of Pontevico, whose walls were torn down.
War of the League of Cambrai
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The War of the League of Cambrai, also known by its second stage as the War of the Holy League, was fought from December 1508 to December 1516, as part of the wider Italian Wars of 1494–1559. The main
The Battle of Ravenna in 1512
Pope Julius II, painted by Raphael (oil on wood, c. 1511). Julius attempted to secure Papal authority in Italy by creating the League of Cambrai, an alliance aimed at curbing Venetian power.
Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara; excommunicated by Julius, he inflicted a number of defeats on the Papal forces
Pope Julius II on the walls of the conquered city of Mirandola (oil on canvas by Raffaello Tancredi, 1890, City Hall of Mirandola)