Imperial–Papal army

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The Imperial–Papal army was the combined military force of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the Papacy, deployed in campaigns such as the early 16th-century Italian Wars to assert imperial and papal authority over Italian states.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Papal-Imperial forces 2
Imperial–Papal army canonical 1
Papal army 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coalition army
early modern army
military alliance
activeDuring early 16th century
alliedWith Habsburg monarchy
Papal States
areaOfOperations Central Italy
Northern Italy
conflict Italian War of 1521–1526
Italian War of 1526–1530
Italian Wars
War of the League of Cognac
era Early modern period
formedAs coalition between Charles V and the Pope
goal control of Italian states
defense of papal temporal power
hasAllegiance Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Papacy
hasCommander Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
hasParticipant Holy Roman Empire
Papacy
historicalPeriod Renaissance
notableFor participation in the Italian Wars
operatedIn Italian Peninsula
Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)
Papal States
opposed Francis I of France
Italian states allied with France
Kingdom of France
partOf Habsburg–Valois Wars
purpose assert imperial authority in Italy
assert papal authority in Italy
religion Roman Catholicism
subordinateTo Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
the Pope
linked to: Pope
usedLanguageOfCommand Italian
Latin
Spanish
usedMilitaryUnitType artillery
cavalry
infantry
usedTroopType Italian contingents
Landsknechts
linked to: Landsknechte

Spanish infantry
papal troops

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Florence (1529–1530) opponent Imperial–Papal army
Battle of Civitate combatant Papal army
linked to: Imperial–Papal army
Siege of Parma (1521) hasParticipant Papal-Imperial forces
linked to: Imperial–Papal army
Siege of Parma (1521) opponent Papal-Imperial forces
linked to: Imperial–Papal army