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Sack of Rome

Sack of Rome

Mercenaries of the Holy Roman Empire, under the command of Charles V, are storming the Vatican walls. The Swiss Guards make their last stand on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica to protect Pope Clemen

Year 1527
Date 5/6
Location Vatican City, Rome, Specifically The Steps Of St. Peter's Basilica And Castel Sant'angelo
Layer 2
Visibility HIDDEN
tax:siege-and-sack tax:church-governance-and-office

Key Figures

Swiss Guard Captain Mercenary Leader Pope Clement VII Looting Mercenary Wounded Swiss Guard
Time Travel

Causal neighbors · 277 linked moments

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Coronation of Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor in Bologna
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Coronation of Sigismund of Luxembourg as Holy Roman Emperor
1433 · same figure
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1526 · same figure
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Coronation of Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor
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Death of Pope Clement VII
1534 · same figure
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Formation of the League of Cognac
1526 · same figure
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1530 · same figure
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