Invasion of Rome
History of Spain
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| | 1527 | Charles V | |
| Rome Charles V gathers a force of landsknechts under Georg Frundsberg and a Spanish army under Charles of Bourbon, the two forces combine at Piacenza and advance on Rome |
| Rome Francesco Guicciardini, in command of the Papal armies, proves unable to resist and when the Duke of Bourbon is killed, his underpaid army sack the city, forcing the Pope to flee |
| 1527 | Guicciardini, Francesco | |
| Rome Francesco Guicciardini, in command of the Papal armies, proves unable to resist and when the Duke of Bourbon is killed, his underpaid army sack the city, forcing the Pope to flee |
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