An Ottoman embassy to France occurred in 1534, with the objective to prepare and coordinate Franco-Ottoman offensives for the next year, 1535. The embassy closely followed a first Ottoman embassy to F
The 1534 Ottoman embassy was composed of Janissaries. Drawing by Gentile Bellini.
The embassy visited Francis I at his court in Châtellerault.
In January 1535, the embassy attended the execution of Protestants in front of Notre-Dame de Paris.
Military instructions to Jean de La Forêt, by Chancellor Antoine Duprat (copy), 11 February 1535.
Conquest of Tunis (1535)
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The Conquest of Tunis in 1535 occurred when the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and his allies captured the city of Tunis from the control of the Ottoman Empire. The Catholic fleet, which included admira
Ottoman embassy to France (1534)
…to transport De la Forest to Constantinople. Charles V managed to wreck the plans of Francis I by launching a major attack on the Ottomans with the Conquest of Tunis in June 1535, immediately after the departure of the embassy. Concomitantly, Pope Paul III issued an interdiction for Christians to fight between…
Attack on La Goletta, with Tunis in the background
Ottoman troops in the conquest of Tunis, 1535.
The armada firing against La Goulette.
Terrestrial assault on La Goulette.