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The War of the League of Cambrai, sometimes known as the War of the Holy League and several other names, [1] was fought from February 1508 to December 1516 as part of the Italian Wars of 1494–1559. The main participants of the war, who fought for its entire duration, were France, the Papal States, and the Republic of Venice; they were joined ...
- February 1508 – December 1516
- Italy, France, England, and Spain
Cambrésis ( French: [kɑ̃bʁezi], Dutch: Kamerijk, German: Kammerich) is a former pagus, county and prince-bishopric of the medieval Holy Roman Empire that was annexed to the Kingdom of France in 1679. It is now regarded as one of the "natural regions" of France, and roughly equivalent to the Arrondissement of Cambrai in department Nord.
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Maximilian I. Louis XII. Matthäus Lang. League of Cambrai, formed Dec. 10, 1508, an alliance of Pope Julius II, the Holy Roman emperor Maximilian I, Louis XII of France, and Ferdinand II of Aragon, ostensibly against the Turks but actually to attack the Republic of Venice and divide its possessions among the allies.
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Mar 13, 2023 · 1339 Sep 26. Siege of Cambrai. Cambrai, France. In 1339, Cambrai became the centre of a struggle between supporters of the Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and William II, Count of Hainaut, on the one hand, and those of king Philip VI of France on the other.
A major battle of the Italian Wars between France (acting as part of the League of Cambrai) and Venice. The French forces, under the personal command of King Louis XII (1462-1515; r. 1498-1515) were able to defeat two of Venice’s most experienced generals.
Cambrai ( US: / kæmˈbreɪ, kɒ̃ˈ -/, [3] [4] French: [kɑ̃bʁɛ] ⓘ; Picard: Kimbré; Dutch: Kamerijk ), formerly Cambray [4] and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord department and in the Hauts-de-France region of France on the Scheldt river, which is known locally as the Escaut river.
Mar 26, 2015 · Chambray’s history begins in the mid-1500s, as it originally found roots in the cambric fabric. Cambric is a lightweight plain weave fabric, at the time made of linen. The cloth was originally made in Cambrai, a formerly-Flemish region in northern France.
