The
War of the League of Cambrai, sometimes known as the
War of the Holy League and by several other names, was a major conflict in the
Italian Wars. The main participants of the war, fought from 1508 to 1516, were
France, the
Papal States and the
Republic of Venice; they were joined, at various times, by nearly every significant power in
Western Europe, including
Spain, the
Holy Roman Empire,
England,
Scotland, the
Duchy of Milan,
Florence, the
Duchy of Ferrara and
Swiss mercenaries.