War of the League of Cognac
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The War of the League of Cognac was fought between the Habsburg dominions of Charles V—primarily the Holy Roman Empire and Spain—and the League of Cognac, an alliance including the Kingdom of France,
Siege of Florence, 1530, fought during the War of the League of Cognac
Pope Clement VII
Louise of Savoy
Alessandro de' Medici was installed as ruler of Florence by the victorious Imperial troops.
Italian War of 1521–1526
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The Italian War of 1521–1526, sometimes known as the Four Years' War, was a part of the Italian Wars. The war pitted Francis I of France and the Republic of Venice against the Holy Roman Emperor Charl
The Battle of Pavia, by an unknown Flemish artist
Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Constable of France (c. 1630)
Pope Clement VII (c. 1526), Museo di Capodimonte, Naples
Jörg Breu the Elder's woodcut of the Battle of Pavia (made c.1525), British Museum