Italian Wars

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The Italian Wars were a series of major conflicts from the late 15th to mid-16th century in which France, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire, and other European powers fought for control of the Italian peninsula, reshaping the political map of Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European war
series of wars
cause Dynastic claims to the Duchy of Milan
Dynastic claims to the Kingdom of Naples
Rivalry between France and Habsburgs
conflictType Dynastic war
Habsburg–Valois conflict
endTime 1559
followedBy Eighty Years' War
surface form: Dutch Revolt

French Wars of Religion
hasEffect Development of early modern infantry tactics
Increased use of gunpowder artillery in sieges
Militarization of European politics
Spread of Renaissance culture through Europe
Weakening of Italian city-states
hasPart Italian Wars self-linksurface differs
surface form: First Italian War

League of Cambrai
surface form: Fourth Italian War

Italian Wars self-linksurface differs
surface form: Italian War of 1494–1498

Italian Wars self-linksurface differs
surface form: Italian War of 1499–1504

League of Cambrai
surface form: Italian War of 1508–1516

Italian Wars self-linksurface differs
surface form: Italian War of 1521–1526

Italian Wars self-linksurface differs
surface form: Italian War of 1526–1530

Italian Wars self-linksurface differs
surface form: Italian War of 1536–1538

Italian War of 1542–1546
Italian Wars self-linksurface differs
surface form: Italian War of 1551–1559

Italian Wars self-linksurface differs
surface form: Second Italian War

Italian Wars self-linksurface differs
surface form: Third Italian War

Great Turkish War
surface form: War of the Holy League

League of Cambrai
surface form: War of the League of Cambrai

War of the League of Cognac
historicalPeriod Renaissance
mainLocation Italian Peninsula
notableCommander Bartolomeo d'Alviano
Bayard (Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard)
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VIII of France
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Francesco Guicciardini
Francis I of France
Georg von Frundsberg
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Henry II of France
Louis XII of France
Pope Clement VII
Pope Julius II
Prospero Colonna
participant Crown of Aragon
Duchy of Ferrara
Duchy of Milan
Duchy of Savoy
Florence
Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Spain
Ottoman Empire
Papal States
Republic of Genoa
Republic of Venice
Old Swiss Confederacy
surface form: Swiss Confederacy
partOf European wars of religion
surface form: Early modern European conflicts
result Confirmation of Spanish control over Naples
Decline of French influence in Italy
Habsburg dominance in Italy
Shift of European power balance toward Habsburg Spain
Spanish control over Milan
significantEvent Battle of Agnadello
Battle of Ceresole
Battle of Fornovo
Battle of Gravelines
surface form: Battle of Gravelines (1558)

Battle of Marignano
Battle of Pavia (1525)
Battle of Ravenna
Battle of St. Quentin (1557)
Italian Wars self-linksurface differs
surface form: French invasion of Italy in 1494

Sack of Rome (1527)
Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis
startTime 1494

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House of Este playedRoleIn Italian Wars
Siege of Metz conflictOf Italian Wars
The Mary Rose (shipwreck) participatedIn Italian Wars
subject surface form: Mary Rose
Valois involvedIn Italian Wars
Invasions of Italy hasPart Italian Wars
Treaty of Barcelona (1529) partOf Italian Wars
Holy Roman Empire forces engagedIn Italian Wars
Anne de Montmorency participantIn Italian Wars
Battle of Cerignola partOf Italian Wars
Battle of Cerignola conflict Italian Wars
Battle of Garigliano partOf Italian Wars
Battle of Garigliano conflict Italian Wars
Battle of Garigliano partOf Italian Wars
this entity surface form: Italian Wars of 1494–1559
Battle of Bicocca partOf Italian Wars
Terrail bearerEra Italian Wars
seigneur de Bayard associatedWith Italian Wars
subject surface form: Seigneur de Bayard
defence of Padua (1509) partOf Italian Wars
battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513) conflictIn Italian Wars
subject surface form: Battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)
defence of Mézières (1521) partOf Italian Wars
defence of Mézières (1521) hasWarTheater Italian Wars
this entity surface form: Italian Wars in northern France
Genoese crossbowmen usedInConflict Italian Wars
Cambrai League historicalPeriod Italian Wars
Italian War of 1551–1559 partOf Italian Wars
Battle of La Motta historicalPeriod Italian Wars
Aragonese conquest of Naples partOf Italian Wars
this entity surface form: Italian Wars (prelude)
battle of the Sesia (1524) conflictIn Italian Wars
subject surface form: Battle of the Sesia (1524)
battle of the Sesia (1524) historicalPeriod Italian Wars
subject surface form: Battle of the Sesia (1524)
Fabrizio Colonna participantIn Italian Wars
Girolamo Riario participantIn Italian Wars
this entity surface form: Italian Wars of the late 15th century
Renatus of Châlon participatedIn Italian Wars
Gonzaga dynasty involvedIn Italian Wars
Philibert of Chalon was a general of Emperor Charles V participatedIn Italian Wars
subject surface form: Philibert of Chalon
Borgia family associatedWith Italian Wars
Republic of Siena conflict Italian Wars