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Sack of Rome (1527)
The
Sack of Rome
on 6 May 1527 was a military event carried out by the mutinous troops of
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
in
Rome
, then part of the
Papal States
. It marked a crucial imperial victory in the conflict between Charles and the
League of Cognac
(1526–1529) — the alliance of
France
,
Milan
,
Venice
,
Florence
and the
Papacy
.
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