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.
Republic of Florence
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The Republic of Florence, also known as the Florentine Republic, was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on the Italian city of Florence in Tuscany. The republic originated in 1115, wh
War of the League of Cognac
…of Cognac, an alliance including the Kingdom of France, Pope Clement VII, the Republic of Venice, the Kingdom of England, the Duchy of Milan, and the Republic of Florence. Shocked by the defeat of the Kingdom of France in the Italian War of 1521, Pope Clement VII, together with the Republic of Venice, began to organize…
Front and back of a Florentine florin
Lorenzo de' Medici
Girolamo Savonarola
Leo X (center) and Cardinal Giulio de' Medici (left)