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Italy in 1527

Historical records for Italy in 1527, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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1527Alliance League of Cognac is defeated by Charles VClement VII

Warfare / Military

The Alliance of the League of Cognac is defeated by Charles V during the Siege of Rome

1527Arrest of Clement VIIClement VII

Vatican · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Taken prisoner by Charles Vs forces under constable Bourbon during the Siege of Rome

1527Siege of RomeClematises VII

Rome · Warfare / War of the League of Cognac

Francesco Guicciardini, in command of the Papal armies, proves unable to resist and when the Duke of Bourbon is killed, his underpaid army sack the city, forcing the Pope to flee

1527Siege of RomeClement VII

Rome · Warfare / Military

Rome & the Vatican are sacked by Lutherans. Pleas with Charles V but it is too late to save Rome

Names involved

Clematises VIIClement VII

Places involved

RomeVatican

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.