Julius now excommunicates Alfonso d'Este, thus justifying …
Years: 1510 - 1510
October
Julius now excommunicates Alfonso d'Este, thus justifying an attack on the Duchy itself; in anticipation of his coming victory, the Pope travels to Bologna, so as to be nearby when Ferrara is taken.
The French army, however, has been left unopposed by the Swiss (who, having arrived in Lombardy, had been bribed into leaving by Louis) and is free to march south into the heart of Italy.
Charles II d'Amboise in early October advances on Bologna, splitting the Papal forces; by October 18, he is only a few miles from the city.
Julius now realizes that the Bolognese are openly hostile to the Papacy and will not offer any resistance to the French; left with only a detachment of Venetian cavalry, he resorts to excommunicating d'Amboise, who has in the meantime become convinced by the English ambassador to avoid attacking the person of the Pope and has thus withdrawn to Ferrara.
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- Alfonso d'Este
- Andrea Gritti
- Charles II d'Amboise
- Ferdinand II of Aragon
- Louis XII of France
- Maximilian I of
- Pope Julius II
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- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Genoa, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Aragón, Kingdom of
- Venice, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Aragon, Crown of
- France, (Valois) Kingdom of
- Holy Roman Empire
- Urbino, Duchy of
- Modena and Reggio, Duchy of
- Ferrara, Duchy of
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Years: 1510 - 1510
October
Locations
People
- Alfonso d'Este
- Andrea Gritti
- Charles II d'Amboise
- Ferdinand II of Aragon
- Louis XII of France
- Maximilian I of
- Pope Julius II
Groups
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Genoa, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Aragón, Kingdom of
- Venice, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Aragon, Crown of
- France, (Valois) Kingdom of
- Holy Roman Empire
- Urbino, Duchy of
- Modena and Reggio, Duchy of
- Ferrara, Duchy of
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Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions