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Francis I
King Francis I of France, portrait by Pierre Dumonstier, after a drawing by Jean Clouet; in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.
At the Battle of Pavia on February 24, 1525, King Francis I was defeated, wounded, and captured by the forces of the Habsburg emperor Charles V.12
The capture occurred at Mirabello, located just north of the city walls of Pavia, following a chaotic engagement where the French army was overwhelmed by imperial forces. After his capture, Francis was transported to Spain and held prisoner in a tower in Madrid for more than a year. During his confinement, he famously wrote to his mother, "Madame, to inform you of the rest of my misfortune, I have nothing left to me save my honour and my life".12