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 Dutch Revolt
linked to: Eighty Years' War

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 First Italian War
linked to: Italian Wars

Fourth Italian War
linked to: League of Cambrai

Italian War of 1494–1498
linked to: Italian Wars

Italian War of 1499–1504
linked to: Italian Wars

Italian War of 1508–1516
linked to: League of Cambrai

Italian War of 1521–1526
linked to: Italian Wars

Italian War of 1526–1530
linked to: Italian Wars

Italian War of 1536–1538
linked to: Italian Wars

Italian War of 1542–1546
Italian War of 1551–1559
linked to: Italian Wars

Second Italian War
linked to: Italian Wars

Third Italian War
linked to: Italian Wars

War of the Holy League
linked to: Great Turkish War

War of the League of Cambrai
linked to: 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
Swiss Confederacy
partOf 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 (1558)
Battle of Marignano
Battle of Pavia (1525)
Battle of Ravenna
Battle of St. Quentin (1557)
French invasion of Italy in 1494
linked to: Italian Wars

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

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Eighty Years' War precededBy Italian Wars
Crown of Aragon conflict Italian Wars (as part of Spain)
linked to: Italian Wars
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba participatedIn Italian Wars
subject linked to: Alba, Duke of Alba
Philip II of Spain conflict Italian Wars
Henry VIII of England conflict Italian Wars
Pope Julius II participatedIn War of the League of Cambrai
linked to: Italian Wars
Italian Wars hasPart First Italian War
linked to: Italian Wars
Italian Wars hasPart Second Italian War
linked to: Italian Wars
Italian Wars hasPart Third Italian War
linked to: Italian Wars
Italian Wars hasPart Italian War of 1521–1526
linked to: Italian Wars
Italian Wars hasPart Italian War of 1551–1559
linked to: Italian Wars
Italian Wars hasPart Italian War of 1494–1498
linked to: Italian Wars
Italian Wars hasPart Italian War of 1499–1504
linked to: Italian Wars
Italian Wars hasPart Italian War of 1526–1530
linked to: Italian Wars
Italian Wars hasPart Italian War of 1536–1538
linked to: Italian Wars
Italian Wars significantEvent French invasion of Italy in 1494
linked to: Italian Wars
Kingdom of Naples event Italian Wars
Northern Italy wasTheaterOf Italian Wars
Kings of France participatedIn Italian Wars
Pedro de Valdivia participatedIn Italian Wars
King of Naples relatedConflict Italian Wars
Pope Alexander VI conflict Italian Wars
House of Valois significantEvent Italian Wars
Duchy of Milan importantConflict Italian Wars
Duchy of Milan importantConflict Italian War of 1494–1498
linked to: Italian Wars
Henry II of France notableEvent Italian Wars
Republic of Genoa participatedIn Italian Wars
Pope Clement VII involvedIn Italian Wars of the early 16th century
linked to: Italian Wars
Duke of Milan hasSignificantEvent Italian Wars
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba conflict Italian Wars
subject linked to: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba participatedIn Italian Wars
subject linked to: Iron Duke
Pope Julius II participatedIn Italian Wars
subject linked to: The Warrior Pope
League of Cambrai historicalPeriod Italian Wars
Sack of Rome (1527) partOf Italian Wars
Battle of St. Quentin (1557) partOf Italian Wars
Prospero Colonna participatedIn Italian Wars
Alfonso V of Aragon conflict Wars in Italy
linked to: Italian Wars
Habsburg Spain involvedIn Italian Wars
French Crown engagedIn Italian Wars
René of Chalon participatedIn Italian Wars
Kingdom of France participatedIn Italian Wars