Sack of Rome 1527 - Italian Wars DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Italian Wars continues with the aftermath of the famous battle of Pavia. France was on the back foot, but the events in the Holy Roman empire, where the Emperor Charles V had to contend both with the Protestant movement and the incursions of the Ottoman empire, allowed the house of Valois to continue the fight in Italy. In this video we will cover the 5th, 6th and 7th Italian wars, including the Sack of Rome in 1527 and the battle of Ceresole of 1544
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[@pandawok301]

Your thumbnail’s going to cause confusion.

[@NobleKorhedron]

Yeah, I agree @@pandawok301; it says something like the Battle of Creosole, doesn't it...?

[@sociopath4121]

Kamikoto knives are not good at all look up shadiversity youtuber testing them they are really not even average...

[@NobleKorhedron]

Shadiversity the weapon dude, @@sociopath4121?

[@sociopath4121]

@@NobleKorhedron Yeah weapon castles all things medieval.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

It has become a Germanic tradition to sack Rome, like a pilgrimage.

[@tulipalll]

Also conquering France. Both the final defeats of napoleon, the franco Prussian war, ww1, and ww2!

[@CptFoupoudav]

@@tulipalllThe germans weren't alone to defeat Napoleon, it took quite a few nations united under the perfidious british. And World War 1 ? The germans found a wall in the west they conquered their own death.

[@tulipalll]

@@CptFoupoudavbut the Prussians were arguably the most important element in napoleons defeat. Without them, waterloo would not have been a complete defeat for the French. And it was their manpower presence in the March on Paris that forced napoleon to abdicate. And in ww1. The Germans took over a large portion of France and France was completely unable to take it back. The French army began to mutiny. It was only after other nations stepped in in force that the tide began to turn.

[@CptFoupoudav]

@@tulipalll The french weren't able to take it back but the germans weren't able to advance either and their situation got worse days after days with the british blockade and the entry of the usa in the war. There was mutiny in the french army because the soldiers didn't want to do suicide attack anymore, it doesn't mean the army would collapse all of a sudden.

[@GandalfderDauerblaue]

@@CptFoupoudav Only the British intervention prevented us from reaching Paris in 1914.

[@eggtarts286]

'Duke of Bourbon' 'Holy League of Cognac' Whoever created titles in those days must've been having a great time

[@redcapetimetraveler7688]

cheers from the Baron of Brandy...🍾

[@dominicguye8058]

Was he actually governing the Duchy of Bourbon at that point, or is it just a titular duchy?

[@redcapetimetraveler7688]

@@dominicguye8058 , as he had betrayed the king in 1523 , he lost his duchy to become a mercenary general for the emperor Charles the 5th. He was Charles the 3rd of Bourbon , constable of the french kingdom ( general) , but the greed of the king who needed money for his war in italy lead to a trial for the ownership of the duchy... that pushed the duke to switch allegiance and to avenge himself at the battle of Pavia 1525.

[@hectorsanchez1377]

Wait till you hear about the earl of sandwich

[@porothashawarma2339]

@@redcapetimetraveler7688 🥃

[@abcdef27669]

Charles I of Spain and V of HRE: "The French were defeated, now I'm the greatest Champion of Catholicism!" Imperial troops rebel and sack the most important city in Catholic Faith. Charles I of Spain and V HRE: "Oh, c'mon!"

[@deron2203]

Just early gun age Christian things

[@davidlopez6703]

Most of lanskenets were protestant, spanish and italian troops didn't sack Rome in general... there are always exceptions but yeah... plus as seen in the video Francis constantly allied with heretics and muslisms...

[@spectreagent00]

Charles V: "Bitch, I still have your kids!" Francis: "Keep them, I'm gonna go make some more, ciao!"

[@angusyang5917]

I'd like to imagine Bayezid II, Selim I, and Suleyman I just sitting back and eating popcorn in the Ottoman Empire watching all of this go down to the west.

[@HalalHistory]

Selim I doubling the size of the biggest threat to Europe within 4 years

[@egesisli5694]

they ate the entire kingdom of hungary instead of popcorn

[@deanticocombar7529]

​@@egesisli5694 yes 👍 you are right they face resistance also

[@egesisli5694]

@@deanticocombar7529 i mean through history every action is met by a resistance with varying degrees of magnitude, definitely there were habsburg loyalist that resisted the ottoman takeover but most of the protestant hungarian nobility that had enough of the catholic opression welcomed the ottomans

[@deanticocombar7529]

@@egesisli5694 ofcourse ottomans were also busy against safavids and in putting down rebellions just like holy Roman empire was doing

[@OptimusMaximusNero]

Rome: *Gets sacked* Italians: "Oh, sh*t. Here we go again..."

[@masterplokoon8803]

Charles V:" Oh no! Those rogue mercenaries are killing my enemies! How awefull..."

[@gustavoritter7321]

Charles II,

[@PhonciblePBonehimself]

the heroic epic "Last Stand" from Sabaton stands in such a great difference to the squalor of the people, the brutality of this war and blatant power politics of all involved. Great song tho (:

[@wrightroenigk]

In the heart of holy see

[@somestormcloakwithanarrowo4671]

@@wrightroenigk in the home of Christianity

[@anto-sk4ce]

@@somestormcloakwithanarrowo4671 the Seat of power is in danger

[@albertvonhabsburg]

The song is very good, they fight a battle after it.

[@vitorpereira9515]

@@wrightroenigk And in mine as well. They were great men.

[@youvebeengreeked]

I thought this battle rung a bell... *FOR THE GRACE, FOR THE MIGHT OF OVR LORD,* *FOR THE HOME OF THE HOLY,* *FOR THE FAITH, FOR THE WAY OF THE SWORD,* *GAVE THEIR LIVES SO BOLDLY!*

[@historytank5673]

Ah good it’s that sacking of Rome (lol)

[@Fyrebrand18]

In the heart of the Holy See In the home of Christianity The seat of power is in danger There's a foe of a thousand swords They've been abandoned by their lords Their fall from grace will pave their path, to damnation

[@Raven-yk7lg]

@@Fyrebrand18 Then the 189 In the service of heaven They're protecting the Holy line It was 1527 Gave their lives on the steps to heaven Thy will be done

[@TaRAAASHBAGS]

Songs written like Wikipedia articles. Way better historical bands than cornball Sabaton. Even their name is stupid.

[@MichaelHain.]

​​For the grace, for might of our lord *For the home of the holy* *For the faith, for the way of the sword* *Gave their lifes so boldly* *For the grace, for the might of our lord* *In the name of his glory* *For the faith, for the way of the sword*

[@OptimusMaximusNero]

Romans: "Could you please not sack our city...FOR FIVE MINUTES!?" Gauls, Visigoths, Vandals, Ostrogoths, Normans and Charles V's mercenaries: "What beautiful monuments you have, guys!" 😎

[@michaelmoorrees3585]

I always loved this sack. The Holy Roman Emperor sacking Rome ! Well, at least his unpaid troops.

[@genghiskhan5701]

@@michaelmoorrees3585 Basically normal Roman emperor things

[@michaellopresti6795]

@@genghiskhan5701 actually no, while the romans where famous for their civil wars no emperor deared to sack rome, the only men under roman employ who had was Ricimer but he was a german traitor trying to kill emperor Anthemious

[@OptimusMaximusNero]

@@jkelsey555 In 1084.

[@johnnycash7020]

The Holy Roman Emperors could not accept the universal authority that the pope claimed for himself as the leader of Christendom. Resulting in the sack of Rome so many times!

[@roeland1102]

I really hope you make a series about the 80 years War/Dutch war for independence. Would be so cool

[@5thMilitia]

Defragged History has a good series on it

[@dominicguye8058]

@@5thMilitia yeah Defragged History is doing an absolutely wonderful job covering it. She's not done with it yet though

[@muazzamshaikh2049]

I'd also love to see a video on the conflict between Guelphs and Ghibellines. Not many people today know of this conflict. Perhaps a video on it could enlighten people on it.

[@chasechristophermurraydola9314]

I completely agree with you on that.

[@marcpeterson1092]

I also support your suggestion.

[@andersschmich8600]

More medieval Italy would be great! I agree.

[@thegreekguy1124]

For the grace,for the might of the Lord For the hone of the Holy For the Faith,for the way of the sword Give their lives so boldly

[@rocfella]

come and tell their story again!

[@johanm_16]

Hello! I am the researcher and writer of the script, if you have questions drop them here. :) Here you have the videos sources: Sources: Le guerre d’Italia, Marco Pellegrini The Italian Wars, 1494-1559, Michael Mallett and Christine Shaw Storia d’Italia, Guicciardini Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Treccani Enciclopedia machiavelliana, Treccani A History of the Art of War in the Sixteenth Century, Charles Oman The popular history of England, Knight Renaissance warrior and patron: the reign of Francis I by Knech

[@jozzieokes3422]

How many men did the Swiss guard kill in their last stand?

[@IllyrianTiger99]

Could you tell me more about the Schmalkaldic league and the connection with Venice? I feel like in the context of Italy, Venice is mostly ignored but was a constant thorn in the eyes of the Habsburgs (Friuli, Istria) which would eventually lead to the Uskok war or War of Gradisca from 1615-1618? Thank you if you respond

[@dominicguye8058]

Thx for citing your sources

[@dominicguye8058]

Why was Francis so obsessed with Milan?

[@konsyjes]

I learned to pronounce Pavia correctly thanks to your dilligence in research. Kings and Generals top tier as usual.

[@tomurg]

This day 3 years ago I was in Rome with my school. I was a tour guide for that trip and when were were at the Castel Sant Angelo I told our group about the sack of Rome and of the 189 Swiss guard made brave last stand.

[@paolovirtuani7826]

5:50 to 6:17 watch the film: "Il Mestiere delle Armi" (the profession of arms) by Ermanno Olmi, if you can find it. Masterpiece.

[@radec5437]

Uomo di cultura

[@yannickbaroue]

Grande Paolo. Grazie.

[@andersschmich8600]

Where is it available?

[@paolovirtuani7826]

@@andersschmich8600 You could find it on streaming services, here and there. I've watched it on DVD, when DVDs still existed 🙂.

[@masonlau5744]

At this point all I can think about is the war exhaustion France and Spain/Austria would have after having fought so many wars back to back.

[@markcoroneos7811]

Haha aye, im sitting here thinking why the hell did anyone bother living in italy the time

[@alexleung842]

I can understand why Machiavelli would write The Prince in a setting like this

[@Jsdo1980]

There is a small error in the north of the map. The city of Karlskrona in modern day's Sweden was not founded until 1680.

[@SinningsValor]

Hello K&G I love all your videos and have been watching you for 2 years straight almost every day I've got some Pacific war videos to watch after this!

[@nikolahavaic759]

Not concerning this topic but rather the Ottoman Wars videos. Looking at the map, I always thought that small parts of Croatia proper and Hungary managed to fend of the Ottoman Invasion and aligned themselves with the Habsburgs. Could you please make a video about this subject? You have mentioned Katzianer and Šubić Zrinski already, but what about the battle of Sisak and the foundation of Karlovac or the Vlach infighting and the Statuta Valachorum? You did mention the friction between Hungarian and Transylvanian protestants and catholics but the same thing happened in Northern Croatia and modern day Slovenia, as did the peasant revolts. Hope you expand your Ottoman Wars content, we Slavs would surely appreciate it. Thank you for this video and for everything you've covered!

[@radec5437]

Yes italian Wars! One of the most intriguing time in my opinion in histoy

[@rodrigogimenez-ricolaguna4913]

Dred!

[@radec5437]

@@rodrigogimenez-ricolaguna4913 I AM THE LAW

[@rodrigogimenez-ricolaguna4913]

@@radec5437 2000AD con dibujante español, por cierto 👍 devoraba esos comics allá por 1990...

[@GIBunz]

the art mafias were cray cray

[@radec5437]

@@GIBunz ?

[@mattiaceratto3326]

Hey I actually am from Ceresole! I am very glad that a youtuber this big talked about my little village! Thank you

[@SmashingCapital]

How do you post so many high quality videos so often

[@KingsandGenerals]

Good team

[@SmashingCapital]

@@KingsandGenerals hope you get enough rest bros ❤️

[@manuelapollo7988]

Such a great work as always

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

[@spencerdouglas9]

Awe, yes !? I missed this music. Never change !!!

[@nicolapacella5966]

As an Italian is really sad to see how the inability of compromise among ourself basically led to the desctruction of the peninsula.

[@porothashawarma2339]

As an Indian I can completely feel your emotions my friend .

[@collintrytsman3353]

excellent as always

[@mazenaljayousi49]

Great Episode

[@johnnyhamilton4548]

Thanks!

[@robbabcock_]

What a great video about a truly turbulent era.

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nicely done video

[@seanpoore2428]

yes! been waiting to get here!

[@zachhibbard5147]

Best way to start a morning, with a fantastically well made and researched documentary

[@DrKarmo]

Will you guys make a video on the Battle of Flodden? It's a pretty underrated theatre of the Italian Wars

[@HellenicWolf]

great video!

[@paulvandop9309]

What programs do you use to create your maps? I am curious as a history teacher.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Photoshop

[@FresarCesar]

Spanish armies, of a (now) Belgium king, commanded by Italian commanders... And they are "the germans"

[@UraidTariq]

*I hope this channel never ends and keeps on spreading all the love and happiness forever* 💓💓💓

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks 👍🏻

[@thhseeking]

At around 10:15 you say that Odet marched along the ADRIATIC coast to reach Naples, but on the map, he's nowhere near the Adriatic. He's shown marching along the TYRRHENIAN coast, on the opposite side of Italy.

[@markusskram4181]

I love Your videos

[@albertvonhabsburg]

What a great battle, they should make a song about it.

[@at-90ree13]

FOR THE GRACE FOR THE MIGHT OF THE LORD

[@Igorilianu]

I see this vid and all I am imaging/thinking is *one of the sabaton hits starts*

[@farhaanahmad1356]

Can you pls cover the unification of manchus and the qing ming wars?

[@APersonified]

Rome: **exists** Germans: *It's **_sacking_** time.*

[@Mrkabrat]

And this is why you always, *always* pay your mercenaries on time

[@rouymalic4463]

Then the 189!

[@aaronbatitis2650]

In the SERVICE OF HEAVEN

[@Crom_Apsotle]

They're protecting the Holy Line!

[@angelhuamanaraujo9969]

It was 1527

[@stranger__4956]

It was 1527

[@eugene251]

Gave their lives on the steps to heaven Thy will be done!

[@LanceKNIGHT1112]

Casual Historians, after seeing the title of the video: Epic stand of Swiss guard during Saco di Roma. Me, as a man of culture, fully appreciating the video's thumbnail: The gallant stand of the French reserve under the army's commander Francois de Bourbon, Count of Enghien was so disastrous that the general even intended to stab himself and die. Fortunately, the gendarmes and their leader persevered, not only halted advance of tercios and landsknechts, but rather remarkably, many of the knights captured 15 or even 20 of the imperials each, who slaughtered their noble comrades just few minutes ago, nevertheless begging for mercy and protection from certain onslaught by victorious Gascon and Swiss foot! This deserves to be immortalised. 🥲

[@user-os3pe1zu2r]

Underrated battle and comment. Who cares about sack of rome and swiss stand?

[@1996koke]

Now I finally know the backstory of the song The last stand

[@bigcat5348]

FOR THE GRACE AND THE MIGHT OF THE LORD

[@andrewmurphy1774]

Finally!!!

[@user-cm4yb9ls9o]

make video about iran revolotion plese

[@loukasamanatidis9561]

Soundtrack at 19:00

[@marcello7781]

I remember this Sack of Rome from an Argentinian historieta called Dago, a comic book about a Venetian noble betrayed and then sold to the Ottomans, pretty much set in most of the XVI century.

[@BigMeechEJ25]

@7:00 Que the "Last Stand" by Sabaton

[@constantinexifanboy4516]

It would also be great if you would cover the Guelph and Ghibelline wars, particularly the war between the pope and the Hohenstaufen dynasty, as well as the Northern Crusades, thanks!

[@theawesomeman9821]

they did a video on the Teutanic Knights, who were associated with the Northern Crusade

[@denniscleary7580]

Now I want pizza, thanks Kings 😁👍

[@Aginor88]

Interesting.

[@18Krieger]

When a alliance of a few european countries could fend off the Ottomans, an Alliance forms and starts fighting other Europeans. Classic.

[@tristangruetter3005]

This is one of the few moments where im proud of switzerlands military history 🇨🇭

[@jaythompson5102]

Yeah you guys weren't afraid to get your noses dirty back in those days. Still you can see how the unique geography and politics of Switzerland manifested itself through history and it's cool to see how unique it was/is.

[@therightarmofthefreeworld4703]

Nazi Germany didn’t dare invade Switzerland. I’d say that’s quite an achievement.

[@r.t.m.7611]

Switzerland has quite a lot of military achievments to be proud of, there's a whole rabbithole to go into

[@dominicguye8058]

Are you serious? "One of the few moments"? Did you forget about Morgarten? Sempach? Nancy? And many other moments. You have a lot to be proud of in terms of Swiss military history.

[@WorldArchivist]

7:50 FOR THE GRACE FOR THE MIGHT OF THE LORD FOR THE HOME OF THE HOLY

[@SB-qm5wg]

That's a lot of war going on.

[@erikreid603]

Kamikoto knifes are owned by the same company that owns established titles which is now known to be a scam

[@warlordg9544]

Really? No one with a Sabaton reference? Ok, I will do it myself: FOR THE GRACE FOR THE MIGHT OF THE LORD! FOR THE HOME OF THE HOLY!

[@javiersaugar376]

I'm a simple man. I see K&G post, I hit the like at the end of the video

[@williamromine5715]

I'm an even more simple man. I hit the like button before I watch the video, otherwise I might forget to do so at the end.( I'm in my eighties, and can be forgetful, as well as simple)

[@xiezhao9075]

Nadir shah next please

[@loetzcollector466]

13:02 "I Veel ask him if he vishes to continue hostilities, but I don't think he veel be very keen.."

[@Valkbg]

Whenever I hear RTW music Im happy.

[@sitrakaforler8696]

What a time x)

[@jorgebersabe293]

Even though Charles V didn't want the Sack of Rome to happen, the message was still clear; Don't anger the Emperor. Clement VII refused to help Henry VIII because Catherine of Aragon was Charles V's aunt and didn't want to get his capital sacked again. The first time was negligence, but the second time might have done....only this time with the Emperor's approval and consent.

[@Basil_Porphyrogenitos]

IN THE HEART OF THE HOLY SEE

[@aaronbatitis2650]

In the home of Christianity

[@wrightroenigk]

IN THE HOME OF CHRISTIANITY

[@stranger__4956]

THE SEAT OF POWER IS DAAANGEEEEER

[@stranger__4956]

THEY HAVE BEEN ABANDONED BY THEIR LORDS

[@at-90ree13]

THEIR FALL FROM GRACE WOULD PAVE THEIR PATH TO DAMNNATION

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

The Holy League of Cognac sounds like a good name for a hiphop group.

[@tolgatosun5675]

Hungary part of the map is wrong. Before 1526 (Battle of Mohac), Hungary was not under rule of Habsburgs. It was an independent kingdom. Also after 1526, the most of Hungary was under Ottoman rule excluding Croatia, west of the Balaton Lake and north Hungary. So, Ottoman rule had never reached the center of Croatia and near city of Graz.

[@therightarmofthefreeworld4703]

They only care for views, not historical accuracy or authenticity.

[@Old_Guard2]

FOR THE HOME OF THE HOLY!

[@matthewboyle2641]

I read a book about Catherine De Medici, it actually got turned into a show recently, which I haven't watched. But I'm forgetting if the Italian wars continue into her time as regent. They definitely continued with her husband Henry II. I think she was too preoccupied with the French Wars of Religion and managing her sickly, young, incompetent children to focus on Italy, even if she was Italian herself. I also think Charles V's heir Philip II was too busy with England and the Netherlands to bother much with Italy

[@KingsandGenerals]

Henry II and then Francis II deaths destabilized France and for the next 4 decades they had to fight the Wars of Religion. It wouldn't be until Henry IV's reign that France would bother the Habsburgs again - in the Netherlands and then in Italy, Germany and Spain.

[@caledoniusgamer1229]

What total war mod is in the cinematic scenes

[@ScarletRebel96]

Those mercenary were just pissed they didn't get the tickets to that weekends Sabaton concert

[@ElBandito]

Any smackdown on RC Popes is a good video to watch.

[@olivercromwell432]

21:20 😂😂😂😂

[@treystewart731]

GAVE THEIR LIVES ON THE STEPS TO HEAVEN!!!!!

[@projectunknown5159]

Sack of Rome Pope player:NONONONONONO MY POINTS!!!!!

[@jonbaxter2254]

Rome: How many times do we have to sack you again, old man!

[@michaelsinger4638]

Charles V had so much crap to deal with. It must have been exhausting. Francis I was a persistent one.

[@loukasamanatidis9561]

Soundtrack at 19:00 ?

[@adarheim1013]

I always see British and French being memed as forever rivals, but I always see many more wars between Germans and French

[@siittosiika54]

Sabaton fans are pissing their pants right now

[@alperenbayraktar]

Francis just should've crashed the game to get the Burgundian inheritance. smh

[@mk-apache6161]

This gives a much better perspective on the European invasion of america.

[@ShotKalTank]

IN.THE.NAME.OF.GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD! FOR THE GRACE, FOR THE MIGHT OF THE LOORD

[@runningbastards6715]

The Italian Wars is too confusing for me to comprehend. A bunch of dudes mutinied and broke the truce to sack Rome and a cardinal joined them?

[@adrianbrunner8]

From 189 only 42 swissguards made it with the holy father to the castello st. Angelo, since then they are present at the side of the pope untill today.

[@lipp1992]

I feel bad for the veterans in the battle of Ceresole. To hold your ground and win your flank on the field of battle only to be told the rest of the army retreated, then get butchered as you try to surrender. Humans are the most vicious creatures, I swear haha.

[@wedgeantillies66]

The greatest loser from the sack of Rome apart from the citizens of Rome and the papacy itself, was Henry VIII of England. As the subsequent vassal position that the pope asumed in respect of Charles and the tentative rapprochement betwen them over the next few years, put pay to any chance of him getting a divorce from Charles aunt.

[@evanibarra7060]

We need the battle of Karensebes.

[@HalalHistory]

👏

[@kylelee9474]

👍

[@Leptospirosi]

It was an achievement worth consideration for the Italian to be able to keep bitching among themselves while Spain, Germany and France kept taping the peninsula and sacking cities for sport! 774-1840: a millenium of great successes!