21 April 1527Birth of Philip IIPhilip II
Birth of Philip II
Historical records for Spain in 1527, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Birth of Philip II
The Alliance of the League of Cognac is defeated by Charles V
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. Charles V gathers a force of landsknechts under Georg Frundsberg and a Spanish army under Charles of Bourbon, the two forces combine at Piacenza and advance on Rome
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
The Alliance of the League of Cognac is defeated by Charles V. Rome & the Vatican are sacked by German Lutheran forces & a council is called. Clement VII & Charles V sign a truce. Clement VII begs Charles V but it is too late to save Rome
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