Clematises VII1526
Fought between the Habsburg Charles V, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire, & the League of Cognac, an alliance including France, Pope Clement VII, the Republic of Venice, England, the Duchy of Milan & Florence
Italy · Warfare / War of the League of Cognac. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Fought between the Habsburg Charles V, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire, & the League of Cognac, an alliance including France, Pope Clement VII, the Republic of Venice, England, the Duchy of Milan & Florence
Shocked by the defeat of the French in the Italian War of 1521, Clement, together with the Republic of Venice, organizes an alliance to drive the Habsburg powers and the Holy Roman Empire-from Italy.
The League of Cognac is signed by Francis, Clement, Venice, Florence, and the Sforza of Milan, who desired to throw off the Imperial hegemony over them.
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