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People: Robert II of France
Location: Delos (Dhílos) Island Kikladhes Greece

Süleyman begins his reign with campaigns against …

Years: 1521 - 1521

Süleyman begins his reign with campaigns against the Christian powers in central Europe and the Mediterranean.

The weak southeastern European enemies of Süleyman's predecessors has been replaced by the powerful Habsburg dynasty, which is bolstered by the appeals of the pope throughout Europe against the menace of Islam.

Süleyman's main European ally is France, which seeks to use Ottoman pressure in the south to lessen the pressure of the Habsburgs on its eastern frontiers.