Battle of Pavia: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	February 24, 1525
Location	Italy • Pavia
Participants	France • Spain
Context	Italian Wars

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Painting by Jakob Seisenegger showing Emperor Charles V in ornate Renaissance attire standing beside a large hunting dog, with a green curtain in the background.

Charles V

Holy Roman emperor

Francis I

Francis I

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Fernando Francesco de Avalos, marquis di Pescara

Italian military commander

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Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)

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