War of the League of Cambrai

The War of the League of Cambrai (1508–1516), also known as the War of the Holy League and by several other names,{{ref|Name-of-war}} was a conflict in the Italian Wars fought by a number of major European powers: France, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire, the Papal States, and the Republic of Venice. These were joined, at times, by England, Scotland, the Duchy of Milan, Florence, the Duchy of Ferrara, and the Swiss.

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1508 - 1516 - Italian Wars - European - France - Spain - Holy Roman Empire - Papal States - Republic of Venice - England - Scotland - Duchy of Milan - Florence - Ferrara - Swiss

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The war was initially intended by Pope Julius II and Emperor Maximilian I as a way to curb Venetian influence in northern Italy; to this end, they created the League of Cambrai, an alliance to seize Venice's Italian territories. Disagreements between Julius and Louis XII of France caused the League to break apart by 1509 and led to seven years of changing alliances among the powers involved as the war became a general struggle for the control of Italy. The Treaty of Noyon and Treaty of Brussels, which ended the war in 1516, confirmed French control over Milan, but failed to result in any significant change in territory for the other participants.

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Pope Julius II - Emperor Maximilian I - Italy - Louis XII of France - Treaty of Noyon - Treaty of Brussels

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