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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Philibert of Chalon participatedIn Italian Wars
Battle of Novara (1513) partOf Italian Wars
Battle of Novara (1513) conflict Italian Wars
Treaty of Blois (1504) concerns Italian Wars
Treaty of Blois (1504) relatedTo Italian Wars
this entity surface form: Italian Wars (1494–1559)
Italian War of 1499–1504 partOf Italian Wars
Siege of Perpignan partOf Italian Wars
Treaty of Crépy conflictEnded Italian Wars
Treaty of Crépy historicalPeriod Italian Wars
Siege of Nice conflict Italian Wars
Battle of Serravalle partOf Italian Wars
Siege of Montreuil (1544) relatedTo Italian Wars
Claude d'Annebault participantIn Italian Wars
Treaty of Ardres endedConflict Italian Wars
Italian War of 1536–1538 partOf Italian Wars
Storia d'Italia focusesOn Italian Wars
Siege of Naples (1528) partOf Italian Wars
Charles de Lannoy notableEvent Italian Wars
Heartstone setDuringEvent Italian Wars
Battle of Landriano partOf Italian Wars
Battle of Landriano conflict Italian Wars
Battle of Landriano relatedEvent Italian Wars
this entity surface form: Italian Wars (1494–1559)
Italian War of 1526–1530 partOf Italian Wars
El Gran Capitán participatedIn Italian Wars
subject surface form: Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Castilian army conflict Italian Wars
Landsknechte servedIn Italian Wars
Landsknechte servedIn Italian Wars
this entity surface form: Italian Wars of the early 16th century
Duke of Terranova linkedTo Italian Wars
Italian War of 1508–1516 partOf Italian Wars
Aragonese kings of Naples conflict Italian Wars