Italian Wars

"Italian War" redirects here. For other uses, see Italian War (disambiguation).

Italian Wars
Part of the French–Habsburg rivalry, the Anglo-French wars, and the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
Left to right, top to bottom: Battle of Fornovo, 1495 Battle of Ravenna, 1512 Battle of Marignano, 1515 Battle of Pavia, 1525 Battle of Ceresole, 1544 Battle of St. Quentin, 1557
Date 1494–1498; 1499–1501; 1502–1504; 1508–1516; 1521–1526; 1526–1530; 1536–1538; 1542–1546; 1551–1559 Location Primarily Italian Peninsula, also County of Flanders, the Rhineland, France, Spain and the Mediterranean Sea Result Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis Spanish–Imperial victory French defeat in Italy, with gains in other theatres Mixed results among the Italian states English defeat Territorial changes Habsburg Spain sovereign over the kingdoms of Sicily, Naples (including the Presidi), Sardinia and the Duchy of Milan Lorraine cedes Three Bishoprics to France France gains Calais from England Independent Savoyard state re-established Florence annexes Siena
Belligerents
France England (1526–1528) Ottoman Empire (1536–1559)	Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Spain Naples Sicily England (1496–1526; 1542–1559)	Venice Milan Florence Pisa Papal States Ferrara Genoa
Commanders and leaders
Charles VIII Louis XII Francis I Henry II Chabot Nemours † Suleiman I Hayreddin Barbarossa Trivulzio	Maximilian I Ferdinand V Charles V Ferdinand I Philip II Henry VIII Mary I Alfonso II Frederick	Urbino Andrea Gritti Cosimo I de' Medici Ludovico Sforza Massimiliano Sforza Francesco II Sforza Alexander VI Pius III Julius II Leo X Adrian VI Clement VII Paul III Julius III Marcellus II Paul IV