In 1076, cambrai won the status of a commune in a struggle against its bishops, who were foreigners imposed by the emperor. The 1508 league of cambrai and brics today fort russ. The battle of agnadello 14 may 1509 was the only major battle of the war of the league of cambrai, and was a venetian defeat that caused the republic to temporarily abandon many of its mainland possessions. Cambrai, league of article about cambrai, league of by the. War of the league of cognac project gutenberg self. So ended 1516 the wars of the league of cambrai, in which the partners had changed as in a dance, and the last condition of affairs was essentially as the first, and nothing had been decided except that italy was to be the battlefield on which the great powers. War of the league of cambrai litterae super abrogatione pragmatice sanctionis, 1512 louiss greatest success came in the war of the league of cambrai 15081516, his. Wars of the league of cambrai and the holy league, 1217. The war of the league of cambrai, sometimes known as the war of the holy league and by several other names, was a major conflict in the italian wars of 14941559. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. War of the league of cambrai 1508 1516 or war of the. Alexander turner has once again turned out a very good book.
He retired in cambrai, where his charity during the war of spanish succession 17011714 has remained famous. Ferdinand of aragon was included in the league, possibly as a result of the negotiations of 1507. The war of the league of cambrai, aka the sideswitching. Cambrai campaign 1917 is an account of the british expeditionary forces battles in november and december of 1917. The battle of cambrai is often mistakenly identified as the first massuse of tanks in the theatre of war. This article is an incomplete list of wars and conflicts involving austria. Those with only a vague knowledge of the league of cambrai or the council of trent will find them crisply explained and contextualised. Fenelon died in 1715 following a traffic accident in which his coach had been involved. The contested venetian territories were nearly completely occupied by april, but a combination of revolts against the installed governors, a welltimed venetian counterattack, and general disorganization allowed the venetians to push back before making peace with the pope. War of the league of cambrai wikipedia republished wiki 2. War of the league of cambrai 1508 1516 or war of the holy. The battle of 1917 ended in a stalemate but the tactical lessons learned from the conflict reach far into the future and hold meaning for military collections in particular. On this day in 1526 king francois i of france formed the holy league of cognac with pope clement vii, and the italian powers milan, florence, genoa and venice.
The war of the league of cambrai, paolo sarpi and john. The famous author machiavelli lived during this period, and his famous book, the prince reflects. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. With russia out of the war, italy on the brink of collapse, and the french still reeling from the effects of widespread mutiny, britain was the only member of the western allies still capable of holding the mighty german army at bay. League of cambrai the most worrying problem marguerite faced in this period of her governership, was the ongoing war in guelders, a territory to the northeast of the low countries, owing allegiance to the holy roman empire.
On 17 july, venetian forces commanded by andrea gritti marched quickly from treviso with a contingent of stradioti and conquered back the city, which had been garrisoned by some landsknechts hired by emperor maximilian i. Emperor maximilian and ferdinand conspire to have a cousin become duke of milan. As the general in the article stated, finance is the new warfare. Cambrai, league of, 150810, alliance formed by holy roman emperor maximilian i, king louis xii of france, pope julius ii, king ferdinand v of aragon, and. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. What followed was the war of the league of cambrai, the great world war that marked the opening of the modern era. The popes banker, as daring as julius ii, negotiated with the formidable communal rulers of venice and italy was kept from further dismemberment. The war of the league of cognac 152630 was fought between the habsburg dominions of charles v primarily spain and the holy roman empire and the league of cognac, an alliance including france, pope clement vii, the republic of venice, england, the duchy of milan and republic of florence. In august 1914, after lying about his age, the 16year. The war of the league of cognac 152630 was fought between the habsburg dominions of charles vprimarily spain and the holy roman empireand the league of cognac, an alliance including france, pope clement vii, the republic of venice, england, the duchy of milan and republic of florence. The war of the league of cognac 152630 was fought between the habsburg dominions of charles vprimarily the holy roman empire and habsburg spainand the league of cognac, an alliance including the kingdom of france, pope clement vii, the republic of venice, the kingdom of england, the duchy of milan and the republic of florence. The battle of cambrai designated battle of cambrai, 1917 by the battlefield nomenclature committee. Athletic club cambresien is a french association football team founded in 1919.
In reply, the emperor raised an army, composed mainly of mercenaries, and decided to invade the veneto in. Cambrai was long a bone of contention among its neighboursthe counties of flanders and hainaut, the kingdom of france, and the holy roman empireand it frequently changed hands. The league of cambrai was an alliance 1508 against venice formed by pope julius ii, louis xii, ferdinand ii of aragon and united spain, and holy roman emperor maximilian i. Keep in mind that infighting within the league of cambrai began long before the alliance was formally dissolved in 1510. Although the british were initially successful, the germans counterattacked and nullified most of those gains.
Julius supports him, and threatens venice with a new league of cambrai this prompts venice. Julius and venice want maximilian sforza to rule milan. This again mirrors the situation around the league of cambrai, where the venetian ptb had to cut traitorous deals with various members for their very survival. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Just as an fyi john keegan in his book the first world war dedicated pages 369 to 371 to a discussion of this area. Infobox military conflict conflict war of the league of cambrai partof the italian wars date 150816 place italy, france, england, and spain caption northern italy in 1494. The book is well organized and flows in a chronological fashion. There they agreed an antivenice alliance the league of cambrai 10 december 1508. She also has some trenchant chapters on the sexual politics. The birth of armoured warefare tells of the birth of armored warfare which saw the first use of armored vehicles in 1917. The principal participants of the war, which was fought from 1508 to 1516, were france, the papal states and the republic of venice. A little later pope julius ii della rovere also joined the league. Everything there is to know about this battle, legendary for its experimental use of artillery, infantry, and tanks.
The conflict that ensued after the boys transfer was called the war of the league of cognac and it lasted from 1526 to 1530. So the war of the league of cambrai was part of the overall italian wars, basically a series of wars, usually arising from some sort of domestic dispute, but quickly became a way for the great powers to try and gain influence and territory in italy. While the stated purpose of the league was as a christian bastion against the might of the. This is the thread dedicated to the discussion of both battles of cambrai 1917 and the one which occurred in 1918 people, locations, events, books and other publications, battles, historic sites, maps, research information, urls, etc. The league of cambrai was an alliance 1508 against venice formed by pope julius ii, louis xii, ferdinand ii of aragon and united spain, and the emperor. The main participants of the war, fought from 1508 to 1516, were france, the papal states and the republic of venice, joined at various times by nearly every significant power in western europe, including spain, the holy roman empire, england, the duchy of milan, the republic of florence, the duchy of ferrara and swiss. Cambrai article about cambrai by the free dictionary.
The final treaty of cambrai, signed on 5 august, removed france from the war, leaving venice, florence, and the pope alone against charles. The war of the league of cambrai, sometimes known as the war of the holy league and by. Year 15 was a common year starting on saturday link will display the full calendar of the julian calendar. It starts with the plan to carry out a tank raid on the hindenburg line at cambrai. Cambrai was also the site of negotiations in 1529 that led to frances withdrawal from the war of the league of cognac. The papacy switched sides, breaking the seemingly invincible and mostly foreign league of cambrai, and saw that venice was offered a loan by agostino chigi, the richest man of his time. Venetian art and the war of the league of cambrai 150917.
The bargain was sealed in a december 1508 convocation in the french city of cambrai. The war of the league of cambrai was a major conflict in the italian wars. During the italian wars of 14941559, the league of cambrai against venice was formed in cambrai in 1508, and in 1529 a peace between france and the holy roman empire was concluded in cambrai. The league of cambrai or the holy league was part of the italian wars from 15081512 in italy between the conflict of france and the holy roman empire in their attempt to dominate western europe. Not only did such an international coalition form in the wake of the 1865 union victory in the civil war which saw nations like germany, france. The source vassilis pergalias, analysing machiavellis art of war. War of the league of cambrai 15081516 or war of the holy league or 16th century game of throne daniel ueltschi department of mathematics, university of warwick quantissima iii, 23 august 2019 an intense con ict with fascinating characters, diplomacy and war, guided by chancefate d. In 1543 cambrai was conquered by charles v, holy roman emperor, and annexed to his already vast possessions.
The cardinal spoke for france and for the pope, although julius didnt officially join the league until march 1509. If venice had been destroyed in this war, the european oligarchy would have been deprived of its command center and is likely to have perished. Mar 12, 2020 those with only a vague knowledge of the league of cambrai or the council of trent will find them crisply explained and contextualised. The war of the league of cambrai, paolo sarpi and john locke. The war of the league of cambrai, sometimes known as the war of the holy league and by several other names, was a major conflict in the italian wars. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Posts about treaty of cambrai written by susan abernethy. In 1508, the treaty of cambrai created a league between by pope julius ii, maximillian of habsburg and louis xii of france, that secretly forsaw a war against the republic of venice.
The battle of cambrai was the first major use of massed armor on the battlefield. Nov 20, 2017 fought during world war i, the first battle of cambrai saw the birth of armour being used as an operational shock tactic. Cambrai was the last battle fought by the british on the western front in 1917. The sedan cambrai football club is an australian rules football club based in the murraylands region of south australia which was initially formed in 1922 as cambrai sedan, a merger between the sedan football club and the cambrai football club. Storia della guerra della lega di cambrai book, 2010. In order to get his children back, francis had to abandon his allies, give up italy, and pay 2,000,000 gold crowns. With the knowledge that history doesnt repeat, but rather fools repeat history a brief analysis of the causes of the formation of the league of cambrai and its ultimate selfdestruction under the sophisticated intrigues of venice then the seat of an international financier oligarchy can be best understood, and potentially foolish decisions can avoid repetition.
Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. His foolish expenditures had emptied the treasury, and the ransom was collected only with difficulty. Cambrai, league of article about cambrai, league of by. The pope, his banker, and venice felix gilbert harvard. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The ensuing treaty of cambrai softened that of madrid. The league of cambrai was an alliance 1508 against venice formed. What were the causes of the war of the league of cambrai.
In the history of diplomacy, it was a rare, if not. At the heart of the league of cambrai was the joint commitment in 1508 by king louis xii of france and maximilian, the holy roman emperor, to divide the territory of venice between them. The battle of cambrai has become synonymous with one of the allies first largescale use of tanks on the western front. Following years of tiny gains for the allies, which were always at the price of huge casualies, the first day at cambrai saw incredible gains, advacing further in six hours than in three months at passchendaele. The history of the republic of venice traditionally begins with the foundation of the city at noon on friday 25 march ad 421, by authorities from padua, to establish a tradingpost in that region of northern italy.
Machiavelli was the driving force behind the league putting the project into motion in. Battle of cambrai 1917 project gutenberg selfpublishing. The ironclads of cambrai and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The war of the league of cambrai part iii by webster g. Home book shop wars battles biographies timeline weapons blog full index subjects.
In 1508, julius formed the league of cambrai, which included france, spain, and the. The battle took place in and around the french city of cambrai, between 8 october and 10 october 1918. The battle of ravenna, fought on april 11, 1512, by forces of the holy league and france, was a major battle of the war of the league of cambrai in the italian wars. History books book of the day art and design books. The league collapsed 2 years later when the pope betrayed france to side with the ventitians. Imperial forces had captured the venetian city of padua in june 1509. The league then conquers florence disagreements within the league. The king of spain joined in because he wanted to take venetian possessions in southern italy. Whilst it is true to say that vast numbers of the mark iv tank were used during the battle, and they did achieve some success in overcoming the german trench systems, but their armour was still in need of development and they only played a major role during the first day. Cambrai, league of, 150810, alliance formed by holy roman emperor maximilian i, king louis xii of france, pope julius ii, king ferdinand v of aragon, and several italian citystates against the republic of venice to check its territorial expansion. Jan 21, 2015 the battle of cambrai was a battle between troops of the british first, third and fourth armies and german empire forces during the hundred days offensive of world war i.
The treaty of cambrai of 1529 marked an important stage in the conflict between the habsburg and valois dynasties in the sixteenth century. The mid murray football association was an australian rules football competition based in the western riverland region of south australia, australia. Italy was divided into different duchies and republ. The main participants of the war, fought from 1508 to 1516, were france, the papal states and the republic of venice, joined at various times by nearly every significant power in western europe, including spain, the holy roman.
The treaty between the holy roman emperor charles v and francis i of france was signed at cambrai in 1529. The battle of agnadello 14 may 1509 was the only major battle of the war of the league of cambrai, and was a venetian defeat that caused the republic to temporarily abandon many of its mainland possessions the league of cambrai was an alliance between louis xii of france, the emperor maximilian, ferdinand ii of aragon and pope julius ii, aimed at dismantling the mainland empire of. Cambrai, league of, 1508 please provide your name, email, and your suggestion so that we can begin assessing any terminology changes. Blog the battle of cambrai centenary osprey publishing. The league of cambrai was established on december 10, 1508 uniting the highly corruptible pope julius ii, the holy roman empire maximilian, france of louis xii and ferdinand i of spain under the common cause of crushing this new rome out of existence.
818 914 496 215 452 437 688 1405 486 1330 2 564 688 1554 558 832 1013 583 423 343 657 90 1038 878 1593 244 1202 768 100 1231 1466 395 1102 368 1082 1292 1387 690 1031 696