Italian Wars
The Italian Wars, often known as the Great Wars of Italy and sometimes as the Habsburg–Valois Wars, were a long series of wars fought between 1494 and 1559 in Italy during the Renaissance.[1]
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Detail of a tapestry depicting the Battle of Pavia, woven from a cartoon by Bernard van Orley (c. 1531). | |||||||
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The conflicts involved the major powers of Italy and Europe.
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Italy after the 1454 Peace of Lodi
Emperor Maximilian, c. 1508
Pope Julius II, architect of the League of Cambrai
The election of Emperor Charles V meant France was surrounded by Habsburg territories on three sides (Red=Spain, Yellow=Austria)
Francis I of France, whose personal enmity with Charles V was a major factor in the wars
Emperor Charles V, circa 1548
Suleiman the Magnificent, whose alliance with France led to Ottoman intervention in the wars
References
- ↑ Horodowich, Elizabeth (November 16, 2017). "10". The New World in early modern Italy, 1492-1750. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. pp. 174–176. ISBN 9781107122871.