Italian Wars
Wars in Italy from the 15th to 16th centuries
The Italian Wars, often known as the Great Wars of Italy and sometimes as the Habsburg–Valois Wars, were a long series of wars fought between 1494 and 1559 in Italy during the Renaissance.[1]
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![]() Detail of a tapestry depicting the Battle of Pavia, woven from a cartoon by Bernard van Orley (c. 1531). | |||||||
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The conflicts involved the major powers of Italy and Europe.
References
change- ↑ Horodowich, Elizabeth (November 16, 2017). "10". The New World in early modern Italy, 1492-1750. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. pp. 174–176. ISBN 9781107122871.