Spanish conquest of Siena

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The Spanish conquest of Siena was a mid-16th-century military campaign in which Spanish and Imperial forces captured the Republic of Siena, ending its independence and incorporating its territory into the Duchy of Florence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
war of conquest
aftermath creation of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany
redistribution of Sienese lands to Medici allies
belligerent Duchy of Florence
Holy Roman Empire
Republic of Siena
Spanish Empire
cause struggle for dominance in Tuscany between Habsburg and French-aligned forces
commander Cosimo I de' Medici
Don García de Toledo
linked to: Álvarez de Toledo

Gian Giacomo Medici
Piero Strozzi
conflictIn Italian Wars
countryInvolved Holy Roman Empire
Spanish Empire
endTime 1555
hasPart Battle of Marciano
Battle of Scannagallo
Siege of Siena
historicalPeriod 16th century
historicalRegion Renaissance Italy
linked to: Italian Renaissance
involvedCity Florence
Siena
involvedDynasty House of Habsburg
House of Medici
involvedRuler Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Cosimo I de' Medici, Duke of Florence
linked to: Cosimo I de' Medici

Philip II of Spain
location Republic of Siena
Tuscany
militaryTactic blockade of Siena
prolonged siege warfare
opponent Republic of Siena
opposedBy French garrison in Siena
partOf Italian War of 1551–1559
politicalConsequence Habsburg dominance in central Italy
loss of republican institutions in Siena
relatedTo Habsburg–Valois Wars
Italian War of 1542–1546
result Spanish-Imperial victory
end of the independence of the Republic of Siena
establishment of Medici control over Siena
incorporation of Sienese territory into the Duchy of Florence
significantEvent capitulation of Siena in 1555
startTime 1552
supportedBy Kingdom of France
treatyOrAgreement Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis

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Italian War of 1551–1559 significantEvent Spanish conquest of Siena