Habsburg–Valois conflict

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The Habsburg–Valois conflict was a protracted series of dynastic and territorial struggles between the Habsburg and French Valois ruling houses that shaped European politics during the Italian Wars and beyond.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf European war
dynastic conflict
military conflict
concludedBy Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis
conflictBetween Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED
House of Habsburg
House of Valois
Kingdom of France
endTime 1559
Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis, 1559
hasCause Burgundian inheritance dispute
competition for European hegemony
control of Italy
dynastic rivalry
territorial disputes
hasLongTermEffect shift of European power balance toward Habsburgs
weakening of French influence in Italy
hasMainTheater Burgundy
Holy Roman Empire
Italian Peninsula
Low Countries
Spain
hasOutcome French loss of most Italian claims
Habsburg dominance in the Holy Roman Empire
Habsburg predominance in Italy
confirmation of Spanish control over Naples
hasPart Italian War of 1494–1498
Italian War of 1499–1504
Italian War of 1508–1516
Italian War of 1521–1526
Italian War of 1526–1530
Italian War of 1536–1538
Italian War of 1542–1546
Italian War of 1551–1559
War of the League of Cambrai
War of the League of Cognac
hasSignificantBattle Battle of Ceresole
Battle of Marignano
Battle of Pavia
Battle of Ravenna
hasSignificantEvent Sack of Rome (1527)
involves Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VIII of France NERFINISHED
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
Francis I of France NERFINISHED
Henry II of France NERFINISHED
Louis XII of France NERFINISHED
partOf Italian Wars
startTime 1494

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of St. Quentin (1557) ("Habsburg–Valois Wars")
Italian War of 1542–1546 ("Habsburg–Valois Wars")
partOf
Italian Wars
conflictType
Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis ("Habsburg–Valois Wars")
endedConflict
Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma ("Habsburg–Valois rivalry")
participatedIn
Battle of St. Quentin (1557) ("Habsburg–Valois rivalry")
relatedTo

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