Sack of Rome (1527)

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battle of the Italian Wars historical event military sack

The Sack of Rome (1527) was a brutal attack and looting of Rome by mutinous troops of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, marking a decisive turning point in the Italian Wars and symbolizing the end of the High Renaissance in the city.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sack of Rome in 1527	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the Italian Wars ⓘ historical event ⓘ military sack ⓘ
affects	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church temporal power of the Papacy ⓘ
cause	Papal alliance with the League of Cognac against the Emperor ⓘ conflict between Charles V and Pope Clement VII ⓘ mutiny of unpaid Imperial troops ⓘ
combatant	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Papal States ⓘ Pope Clement VII ⓘ
commander	Duke of Bourbon ⓘ surface form: Charles III, Duke of Bourbon Georg von Frundsberg ⓘ Pope Clement VII ⓘ
contemporaneousWith	Pontificate of Clement VII ⓘ
depictedIn	contemporary chronicles ⓘ later historical paintings ⓘ
followedBy	Treaty of Barcelona (1529) ⓘ Treaty of Cambrai ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Cambrai (1529)
hasCasualties	tens of thousands of civilians killed ⓘ
hasConsequence	economic decline of Rome ⓘ looting of art and treasures ⓘ severe depopulation of Rome ⓘ temporary collapse of Papal military power ⓘ widespread destruction of churches and palaces ⓘ
hasEndDate	1527-05-07 ⓘ
hasLocation	Italy ⓘ Papal States ⓘ Rome ⓘ
hasStartDate	1527-05-06 ⓘ
historicalSignificance	contributed to the rise of Mannerism in art ⓘ shift of artistic patronage from Rome to other European courts ⓘ symbolic end of the High Renaissance in Rome ⓘ turning point in the Italian Wars ⓘ
involves	Italian contingents ⓘ Landsknecht mercenaries ⓘ Spanish infantry ⓘ
opposedBy	Duchy of Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ League of Cognac ⓘ Republic of Florence ⓘ Republic of Venice ⓘ
partOf	Italian Wars ⓘ War of the League of Cognac ⓘ
result	decisive Imperial victory ⓘ occupation of Rome by Imperial troops ⓘ political humiliation of the Papacy ⓘ strengthening of Charles V’s dominance in Italy ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swiss Guard → battleHonour → Sack of Rome (1527) ⓘ

War of the League of Cognac → hasPart → Sack of Rome (1527) ⓘ

Habsburg–Valois conflict → hasSignificantEvent → Sack of Rome (1527) ⓘ

Swiss Guard → notableEvent → Sack of Rome (1527) ⓘ

Pope Clement VII → notableFor → Sack of Rome (1527) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome in 1527

Swiss Guard → oathCeremonyCommemoration → Sack of Rome (1527) ⓘ

Georg von Frundsberg → participatedIn → Sack of Rome (1527) ⓘ

Italian Wars → significantEvent → Sack of Rome (1527) ⓘ

War of the League of Cognac → significantEvent → Sack of Rome (1527) ⓘ