Italian War of 1551–1559

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The Italian War of 1551–1559 was a major phase of the Italian Wars in which France and the Habsburgs, led by Spain and the Holy Roman Empire, fought for dominance in Italy and Western Europe, culminating in the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis.

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Italian War of 1551–1559 canonical 22
Italian Wars of 1551–1559 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century conflict ⓘ
Italian War ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Habsburg–Valois War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Last Italian War ⓘ
belligerent Duchy of Ferrara ⓘ
Duchy of Florence ⓘ
Duchy of Guise (French faction) ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Guise

Duchy of Parma ⓘ
Duchy of Savoy ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Papal States ⓘ
Republic of Genoa ⓘ
Republic of Siena ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
cause Rivalry between Valois France and Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Struggle for dominance in Italy ⓘ
Struggle for hegemony in Western Europe ⓘ
concludedBy Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis ⓘ
conflictBetween Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
endTime 1559 ⓘ
followedBy French Wars of Religion ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early modern period ⓘ
involvedAlliance Franco-Ottoman alliance ⓘ
Habsburg–English alliance ⓘ
location Italy ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ
mainTheater Corsica ⓘ
Flanders ⓘ
Italian Peninsula ⓘ
Lorraine ⓘ
opponent Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Henry II of France ⓘ
Philip II of Spain ⓘ
partOf Italian Wars ⓘ
precededBy Italian War of 1542–1546 ⓘ
result Habsburg victory ⓘ
significantBattle Battle of Gravelines (1558) ⓘ
Battle of Marciano ⓘ
Battle of Renty ⓘ
Battle of Saint-Quentin (1557) ⓘ
Siege of Metz (1552–1553) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Metz

Siege of Siena (1554–1555) ⓘ
significantEvent French occupation of Corsica with Ottoman support ⓘ
French seizure of the Three Bishoprics ⓘ
Spanish conquest of Siena ⓘ
startTime 1551 ⓘ
treaty Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis ⓘ

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

Battle of St. Quentin (1557) → conflictIn → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Battle of St. Quentin (1557) → relatedTo → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Italian War of 1542–1546 → followedBy → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Habsburg–Valois conflict → hasPart → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Battle of St. Quentin → conflict → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Treaty of Vaucelles → warPhase → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Cambrésis → associatedWithEvent → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Siege of Metz → partOf → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Castilian army → conflict → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Italian theatre of the Italian Wars → endEvent → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Battle of Gravelines (1558) → conflict → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Kingdom of France in Italy → significantEvent → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
capture of Calais (1558) → conflict → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
capture of Calais (1558) → partOf → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Franco-Spanish conflicts → includesConflict → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Imperial–Spanish forces → usedInConflict → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Last Italian War → alsoKnownAs → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Siege of Siena (1554–1555) → partOf → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Battle of Renty → conflict → Italian Wars of 1551–1559 ⓘ
linked to: Italian War of 1551–1559
Spanish conquest of Siena → partOf → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Habsburg–English alliance → conflict → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Reign of Henry II of France → conflict → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
Habsburg–French wars in Italy → hasMajorConflict → Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ