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The Battle of Pavia, fought on the morning of 24 February 1525, was the decisive engagement of the Italian War of 1521–1526 between the Kingdom of France and the Habsburg Empire of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor as well as ruler of Spain, Austria, the Low Countries, and the Two Sicilies. The French army was led by King Francis I of France, who ...
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Battle of Pavia, (Feb. 24, 1525), the decisive military engagement of the war in Italy between Francis I of France and the Habsburg emperor Charles V, in which the French army of 28,000 was virtually annihilated and Francis himself, commanding the French army, was left Francis a prisoner of his archenemy, Hapsburg Emperor Charles V. Francis was sent to Madrid, where, the following year, he ...
Oct 31, 2021 · The Battle of Pavia was a decisive moment in the Italian War of 1521–1526 between the Kingdom of France and the Habsburg empire of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. February 24, 1525. A day that is not marked in infamy but in the blood of France.
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Quick Reference. (24 February 1525) An engagement in the Habsburg–Valois wars, which involved the papacy and England supporting Charles V against Francis I. In October 1524 the French invaded Italy and took Milan, and the Pope changed sides to join them. Then the city of Pavia, in Lombardy, saw a battle between the French and imperial armies.
After 1525. This painting commemorates the 24 February 1525 military engagement between the armies of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, and the King of France, Francis I. The Battle of Pavia represented one of many between 1521 and 1529 that sought to resolve the issue of control over the Lombardy region in northern Italy, a strategic ...
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Jan 23, 2015 · The battle of Pavia (24 February 1525) was the decisive battle of the First Hapsburg-Valois War, and was a French defeat that saw Francis I captured and that permanently undermined the French position in Italy. Background and the Pavia Campaign. At the end of his First Invasion of Italy (1515-16) Francis I had secured control of the Duchy of Milan.
