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convened the Council of Trent. As Charles predicted, it reformed the corruption present in certain orders of the Catholic Church. However, by 1545, the moment for reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants – arguably a possibility during the 1520s, given cooperation between the Pope and Emperor
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during the 14th–15th centuries, and deposed numerous Popes. Clement advocated fighting a Holy War to unite Christendom. Charles opposed this because his armies and treasury were occupied in fighting other wars. After the sack, Clement acceded to Charles' wishes, agreeing to call a Church Council and
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A power shift – away from the Pope, toward the Emperor – also produced lasting consequences for Catholicism. After learning of the sack, Emperor Charles professed great embarrassment that his troops had imprisoned Pope Clement. However, though he had wanted to avoid destruction within the city of
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Many Imperial soldiers also died in the aftermath, largely from diseases caused by masses of unburied corpses in the streets. Pillaging finally ended in February 1528, eight months after the initial attack, when the city's food supply ran out, there was no one left to ransom, and plague appeared.
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culture and patronage, and the main destination for any European artist eager for fame and wealth, thanks to the prestigious commissions of the papal court. In the sack, Rome suffered depopulation and economic collapse, sending artists and writers elsewhere. The city's population dropped from over
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After the execution of some 1,000 defenders of the Papal capital and shrines, the pillage began. Churches and monasteries, as well as the palaces of prelates and cardinals, were looted and destroyed. Even pro-Imperial cardinals had to pay to save their properties from the rampaging soldiers. On 8
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secured a victory in the War of the League of Cognac for Charles V. The Emperor denied responsibility for the sack and came to terms again with Clement VII. On the other hand, the Sack of Rome further exacerbated religious hatred and antagonism between Catholics and Lutherans.
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was saved because Philibert had set up his headquarters there. After three days of ravages, Philibert ordered the soldiers to stop pillaging, but few heeded his words. In the meantime, Clement remained a prisoner in Castel Sant'Angelo.
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Before the sack, Pope Clement VII opposed the ambitions of Emperor Charles V. Afterward, he no longer had the military or financial resources to do so. To avert more warfare, Clement adopted a conciliatory policy toward Charles.
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55,000 before the attack to 10,000 afterward. An estimated 6,000 to 12,000 people were murdered. Among those who died in the sack were papal secretary Paolo Valdabarini and professor of natural history Augusto Valdo.
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from the city. Rome's population had dropped from 55,000 to 10,000 due to the atrocities, famine, an outbreak of plague, and flight from the city. The subsequent loss of the League army during the
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The imperial troops were 14,000 Germans, 6,000 Spanish, and an uncertain number of Italian infantry. The troops defending Rome were not very numerous: only 5,000 militiamen led by
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Rome, which would damage his reputation, he had ordered troops to Italy to bring Clement under his control. Charles eventually came to terms with the Pope with the
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In commemoration of the Swiss Guard's bravery in defending Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome, recruits to the Swiss Guard are sworn in on 6 May every year.
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The Imperial Army defeated the French army, but funds were not available to pay the soldiers. The 34,000 Imperial troops mutinied and forced their commander, Duke
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would be the last fight of some of the Italian city-states for independence until the nineteenth century. Before the sack, Rome had been a center of
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commented: "Christ reigns in such a way that the Emperor who persecutes Luther for the Pope is forced to destroy the Pope for Luther" (LW 49:169).
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to the Holy Roman Empire (however, only the last would actually change hands). At the same time Venice took advantage of this situation to conquer
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viewed the papal capital as a target for religious reasons. Numerous outlaws, along with the League's deserters, joined the army during its march.
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and their allies after a revolt broke out in Florence against Pope Clement VII's family, the Medici. His largely undisciplined troops sacked
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In the event known as the Stand of the Swiss Guard, the Swiss, alongside the garrison's remaining soldiers, made their last stand in the
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during his lifetime, fearing that the event would be a dangerous power play. In 1545, eleven years after Clement's death, his successor
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Sac de Rome, écrit en 1527 par Jacques Bonaparte, témion oculaire: traduction de l'italien par N. L. B. (Napoléon-Louis Bonaparte)
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were annihilated in a delaying rear guard action; he remained there until a ransom was paid to the pillagers.
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The sack had major repercussions for Italian society and culture, and in particular, for Rome. Clement's
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himself was against attacking Rome and Pope Clement VII, some who considered themselves followers of
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took command of the troops, but he was not as popular or feared, leaving him with little authority.
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encouraged by Renaissance culture came to be viewed as contrary to the teachings of the Church.
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golden age had passed. The city did not recover its population losses until approximately 1560.
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Clement would continue artistic patronage and building projects in Rome, but a perceived
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Aside from some 6,000 Spaniards under the Duke of Bourbon, the army included some 14,000
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The Defeat of a Renaissance Intellectual: selected writings of Francesco Guicciardini
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wrote the song "The Last Stand" about the defense of the Vatican and the Pope by the
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at Bologna in 1530; and refusing to annul the marriage of Charles' beloved aunt,
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The man who sacked Rome: Charles de Bourbon, constable of France (1490–1527)
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Apart from the Pope and the King of France, the League also included the
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hills. The Duke was fatally wounded in the assault, allegedly shot by
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The sack also contributed to making permanent the split between
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The growing power of the King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor
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in exchange for his life; conditions included the cession of
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