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Siege of Florence

Siege of Florence was a siege conducted on 24 October 1529 at Florence, in what is now Italy; it lasted 10 months. It was part of the War of the League of Cognac, which ran from 1526 to 1530. The recorded result: Habsburg-Papal victory.

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Siege of Florence
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Fought24 October 1529lasted 10 months
WhereFlorence, Italy43.771N, 11.254E
OutcomeHabsburg-Papal victory
BelligerentsRepublic of FlorenceagainstHoly Roman Empire; Habsburg Spain; Papal States
Part ofWar of the League of Cognac1526 to 1530

Where it sits in the War of the League of Cognac

Battle of Camollia, 1526Battle of Governolo, 1526Sack of Rome, 1527, 1527Stand of the Swiss Guard, 1527Siege of Pavia, 1528Siege of Pavia, 1528Siege of Naples, 1528Battle of Capo d'Orso, 1528Siege of Monopoli, 1529Battle of Landriano, 1529Siege of Florence, 1529Battle of Gavinana, 153015261530Siege of Florence, 1529
12 placed engagements of the War of the League of Cognac in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date24 October 1529
to 10 August 1530
PlaceFlorence, Italy
43.771N, 11.254E
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
  • Francesco Ferruccio
  • Malatesta II Baglioni
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Siege of Florence is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q981042, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Florence (1529–1530), revision 1370741144, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.