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Mutiny and March on Rome

When
20 April 1527
Where
Departure from Arezzo
Part of
Sack of Rome

Unpaid Imperial troops mutinied and forced the Duke of Bourbon to lead them toward Rome.

The Imperial troops, including Germans, Spaniards, and Italians, were largely unpaid and mutinied. They forced their commander, Duke Charles III of Bourbon, to lead them toward Rome. The Duke left Arezzo on 20 April 1527 to exploit political chaos.

Sources

  1. Sack of Rome (1527) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31

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