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Siege of Naples

Siege of Naples was a siege conducted in March 1528 at Naples, in what is now Italy. It was part of the War of the League of Cognac, which ran from 1526 to 1530. The recorded result: Habsburg victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 in the Black Bands; 6,000 French soldiers against Unknown.

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Map of Napoli, 1572
Map of Napoli, 1572. Georg Braun; Frans Hogenberg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtMarch 1528
WhereNaples, Italy40.833N, 14.250E
OutcomeHabsburg victory
BelligerentsKingdom of France; Kingdom of Navarre; Papal States; Republic of Venice; Marquisate of Saluzzo; Republic of Genoa (until 4 July)againstHoly Roman Empire; Habsburg Spain; Republic of Genoa (after 4 July)
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 Naples, 1528
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

DateMarch 1528 (month precision)
to July 1528
PlaceNaples, Italy
40.833N, 14.250E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength3,000 in the Black Bands; 6,000 French soldiersUnknown
Commanders
  • Odet de Foix
  • Louis, Count of Vaudémont
  • Orazio di Giampaolo Baglioni
  • Pietro Navarro
  • Charles of Navarre
  • Michele Antonio di Saluzzo
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 12 times between 327 BC and 1940.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1528

Siege of Naples 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 Q16529030, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Naples (1528), revision 1370743875, 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.